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"Need U Bad" is a song performed by American recording artist Jazmine Sullivan from her debut album, ''Fearless'' (2008). The song features rapper Missy Elliott, as well as Pepa speaking a Jamaican chant. "Need U Bad" is Sullivan's debut single and the lead single from ''Fearless''. It was first released on May 13, 2008 in the United States by J and Arista Records. The song was co-written by Sullivan in collaboration with Elliott, Cainon Lamb, and Taurian Osbourne. It was produced by Elliott and Lamb. The song uses a sample from Nicolas Taylor Stanton's "Higher Meditation Riddim Version", and Tapper Zukie's "Papa Big Shirt". "Need U Bad" was one of two songs on ''Fearless'' where Sullivan collaborated with Elliott and Lamb. Musically, the song was inspired to be different from typical mainstream singles. Featuring prominent elements of reggae, R&B and soul music characteristics, the track was composed in a different style to co-relate with the title of its parent album, ''Fearless''. Lyrically, "Need U Bad" takes reference to a situation when one develops a strong need for one's lover. "Need U Bad" garnered a positive response from contemporary music critics. The single also achieved R&B chart success; peaking at number one on U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number thirty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It is Sullivan's most successful single on ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs to-date. "Need U Bad" was accompanied by a music video which was directed by Jonathan Mannion and released on July 8, 2008. The old school styled video features Sullivan singing and dancing with Missy Elliott and other reggae musicians in a recording studio. Sullivan performed "Need U Bad" on ''106 & Park'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' and ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. "Need U Bad" was nominated in the 'Best Female R&B Vocal Performance' category at the 51st Grammy Awards. ==Background== After meeting American rapper/singer and record producer Missy Elliott at the age of 13, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott begun working on over thirty songs together.〔 During 2006 and 2007, Sullivan spent a year recording a demo tape which included "Need U Bad".〔 The demo tape resulted in Sullivan signing a recording deal with J Records.〔 "Need U Bad" was chosen as Sullivan's debut single and the lead single from ''Fearless''. Sullivan revealed in an interview with music website, Urban Connectionz Online, that it made sense for her to release the song as her first single because of the connection and vibe between Missy Elliott and herself.〔 The song was also chosen because of how different it was to songs on the radio at the time. Sullivan saw releasing a song with a reggae fusion vibe as a risk and that the risk would tie in with its parent album's title, ''Fearless''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Need U Bad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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