When I Met You (Fantasia song)

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"When I Met You"
Fantasia
from the album The Definition Of...
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2017
Recorded2014–15
Genre
Length4:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Priscilla Hamilton
  • Ron Feemster
Producer(s)
  • Priscilla Hamilton
  • Ron Feemster
  • Ron Fair
Fantasia
singles chronology
"Sleeping with the One I Love"
(2016) 		"When I Met You"
(2017) 		"
Enough
"
(2019)

"When I Met You" is a song recorded by American singer

Ron Feemster, who produced the track with Ron Fair. RCA executives had originally wanted to release it as the second single from The Definition Of.... Fantasia preferred "Sleeping with the One I Love
" (2016) and convinced the record label to release it as the second single instead after surveying listeners during various radio interviews.

Backed by

Adult R&B Airplay Billboard
chart.

Directed by Derek Blanks, the single's accompanying music video features Fantasia's daughter Zion, who plays a younger version of her mother; husband Kendall Taylor and Kairo Whitfield, son of The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Shereé Whitfield, also appear in the video as Fantasia's love interests. The 1990s-inspired music video follows Fantasia as she develops a crush on a classmate before maturing and ultimately marrying her childhood friend instead. The music video received positive reviews from critics, who found it appropriate for Valentine's Day.

Production and release

"When I Met You" was written by

Fantasia's vocals while acting as the conductor of the string section. The single was engineered by Fair and Pat Thrall, with strings supplied by Steve Genewick. Peter Mokran mixed the vocals, assisted by Chandler Harrod.[1]

RCA executives had originally intended to release "When I Met You" as the second single from Fantasia's fifth studio album, The Definition Of... (2016). Fantasia disagreed with the label's decision, preferring to release the song "Sleeping with the One I Love" instead. She proceeded to conduct polls during a series of radio interviews, asking listeners to choose which track they wanted to be released. Ultimately, they voted for "Sleeping with the One I Love", which was released as the second single instead of "When I Met You".[2] "When I Met You" became the album's third and last single, and was sent to urban adult contemporary radio stations on January 17, 2017.[3]

Composition and lyrics

"When I Met You"
A sample of the song, which features a spoken word portion on Fantasia's first meeting with her husband;
cadences and strings".[5]
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An

PopCrush's Matthew Scott Donnelly identified the single as an "early '90s benevolent R&B-pop" song that reveals "how a relationship restored [Fantasia's] sense of self".[5]

The song's lyrics revolve around the pursuit of love, functioning as an ode to Fantasia's husband Kendall Taylor. Throughout the single, Fantasia reveals her personal "journey to happiness" by singing, "When I met you, I met me too." She also shares memories of her past heartbreaks using lyrics such as: “Listen to me when I tell you/Without him there would be no you/So yes, I thank my ex a little still." The song ends with a spoken word monologue, in which Fantasia details the first time she met Taylor.[4] This part of the track includes lines such as: "I still remember the day, it was beautiful. And if I hadn’t went through the things I went through before then I wouldn’t know how special you are."[7]

Reception

"When I Met You" received positive reviews from

Truth Is".[5]

"When I Met You" debuted at number 24 on the

Adult R&B Airplay Billboard chart on February 18, 2017. It peaked at number 18, and remained on the chart for 13 weeks.[11]

Music video

Background and casting

The music video for "When I Met You", directed by American photographer

making of the music video on her official Facebook page.[14]

The music video was released on January 27, 2017, and stars Fantasia's daughter Zion as a younger version of herself and Taylor as her primary love interest.[7] The protagonist's secondary love interest is played by Kairo Whitfield, the son of The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Shereé Whitfield.[15] Fantasia said that the video was inspired by "that '90s throwback vibe," referring to that period as "[a] true era of music". She also identified her character's role in the video as someone who is "blinded by a false idea of love". A writer from Rap-Up summarized the video as "the story of romance through the years, from puppy love to marriage".[7]

Synopsis and reception

The video begins with a short sample of Fantasia's song "Crazy", another track from The Definition Of..., accompanied by images from a high school yearbook.

Jade".[12] Following the break-up, Fantasia forms a relationship with her childhood male friend.[13] After another time lapse, the video ends with Fantasia marrying her partner in a wedding ceremony.[7][12]

Critical response to the video was positive. A writer from Singersroom praised it as a "tear jerker", describing it as a "throwback music video" that was appropriate for Valentine's Day.[13] Echoing Singersroom, a writer from SoulBounce called it "a lovey dovey music video right in time for Valentine's Day". She wrote that the visual was "a family affair that will give you all the feels," saying that "it's great to get a glimpse at [Fantasia's] happily ever after".[12] Anthony Chocolate from WDAS-FM called the video "romantic,"[17] and Donovan felt that it was "an equally touching affair".[8] Donovan also enjoyed the casting of Zion and Taylor, believing that they "g[ave] the video some authenticity".[8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Definition Of... , 19 Recordings, RCA.[1]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US
Adult R&B Airplay (Billboard)[11]
 18

References

  1. ^
    Fantasia. July 29, 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  2. ^ a b Kennedy, Gerrick (December 6, 2016). "Fantasia had to push her label to release her Grammy-nominated single". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Future Releases". All Access Music Group. January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017.
  4. ^
    The Boombox. AOL. Archived from the original
    on December 30, 2016.
  5. ^
    PopCrush. Townsquare Media−. Archived from the original
    on July 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "When I Met You - Original Mix". Beatport. June 29, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Video: Fantasia - "When I Met You"". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d Donovan (January 29, 2017). "Fantasia Keeps It In The Family For 'When I Met You' Music Video". Homorazzi.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "New Music: Fantasia Barrino - 'When I Met You' (Editor Pick)". You Know I Got Soul. July 31, 2016. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016.
  10. ^ "New Video: Fantasia Barrino - 'When I Met You'". You Know I Got Soul. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017.
  11. ^
    Adult R&B Airplay
    for Fantasia. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Fantasia Gets Her Happily Ever After In 'When I Met You'". SoulBounce. January 30, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Fantasia Premieres Throwback Music Video For "When I Met You"". Singersroom. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017.
  14. official Facebook account
    .
  15. Bravo. Archived from the original
    on July 13, 2017.
  16. ^ Connors, Chris (January 31, 2017). "Fantasia Goes Back To The '90s For "When I Met You"". WHXT. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017.
  17. ^ Chocolate, Anthony (February 10, 2017). "Video: Fantasia - When I Met You". SoulBounce. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017.

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