I Try
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"I Try" is a soulful R&B ballad by American singer Macy Gray that became her signature hit and earned widespread acclaim around the turn of the millennium.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | On How Life Is NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Macy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaARIA | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 5 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| era | turn of the millennium ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOn | various 2000s R&B compilations ⓘ |
| isBreakthroughHitFor | Macy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:59 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ longing ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Romanek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
melancholic yet uplifting lyrics
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raspy distinctive vocal performance ⓘ |
| partOf | On How Life Is NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Macy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Slater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeremy Ruzumna NERFINISHED ⓘ Jinsoo Lim NERFINISHED ⓘ Macy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Clean Slate Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDateSingle | 1999-09-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Macy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| vocalType | soulful R&B ballad ⓘ |
| writer |
David Wilder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeremy Ruzumna NERFINISHED ⓘ Jinsoo Lim NERFINISHED ⓘ Macy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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