I Try
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Single by Macy Gray | ||||
| from the album On How Life Is | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | September 27, 1999 (1999-09-27) | |||
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| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Andrew Slater | |||
Macy Gray singles chronology | ||||
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"I Try" is a song co-written and recorded by American musician Macy Gray. It was released on September 27, 1999 outside of the United States, and in North America on January 25, 2000 (see below), as the second single from her debut album, On How Life Is. It is Gray's biggest hit to date. It peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, number five in the United States, and number one in Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.
At the 2001 Grammy Awards, "I Try" won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It remains Gray's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only one to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The song was used in the TV sitcom Spin City, when Michael J Fox's character, Michael Flaherty, was leaving his job and moving from NYC; the actor was also leaving the series after he had announced that he had Parkinson's. In 2010, the song was featured in an episode of The Office. It was also featured in the series 2 finale of Mrs. Brown's Boys during which it was sung by Brendan O'Carroll and Pat "Pepsi" Shields. In 2018, the song was featured in an episode of The Last Man on Earth.
Contents
1 Music video
2 Track listing
3 Chart history
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
4 Release history
5 References
6 External links
Music video
The video for the song, directed by Mark Romanek (who had previously directed the video for Gray's "Do Something"),[1] depicts Gray waking up in a hotel room, buying flowers, and traveling through New York City, traveled through by bus and train to meet a man in a park. At the end of the video, Gray is shown to still be in her hotel room. It is implied that she may have been dreaming the entire time and that none of the events in the video actually occurred.[2][original research?]
At the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won Best New Artist and was nominated for Best Female Video and Best New Artist in a Video. Gray presented the award for "Best Pop Video" alongside LL Cool J.[3]
Track listing
UK CD 1
- "I Try" (Album Version)
- "I Try" (Full Crew Mix)
- "Don't Come Around"
UK CD 2
- "I Try" (Album Version)
- "I Try" (JayDee Remix)
- "I Try" (Bob Power Remix)
European CD single
- "I Try"
- "Rather Hazy"
- "I Try" (Full Crew Mix - Extended 2 - No Vocoder)
Chart history
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| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 1 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 23 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] | 17 |
| Brazil (ABPD)[8] | 63 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] | 2 |
| France (SNEP)[10] | 29 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 16 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] | 39 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 60 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] | 1 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 5 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] | 5 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 52 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 13 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] | 6 |
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[21] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[22] | 5 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] | 21 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[24] | 2 |
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[25] | 21 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[26] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1999) | Rank |
|---|---|
| UK Top 40 Singles | 20 |
| Chart (2000) | Ranking |
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| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] | 19 |
| Switzerland[28] | 60 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[29] | 26 |
Release history
| Format | Release date |
|---|---|
| Worldwide | September 27, 1999 |
| North America | January 25, 2000 |
References
^ "Macy Gray - I Try (1999)". IMVDb. Retrieved 7 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ 2000 MTV Video Music Awards Award Ceremony
^ "Australian-charts.com – Macy Gray – I Try". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Macy Gray – I Try" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Ultratop.be – Macy Gray – I Try" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Ultratop.be – Macy Gray – I Try" (in French). Ultratip.
^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
^ Canadian peak
^ "Lescharts.com – Macy Gray – I Try" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Musicline.de – Macy Gray Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Macy Gray" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Macy Gray – I Try" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Charts.nz – Macy Gray – I Try". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Macy Gray – I Try". VG-lista.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Macy Gray – I Try". Singles Top 100.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Macy Gray – I Try". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Macy Gray Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Macy Gray Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Macy Gray Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Macy Gray Chart Search (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Macy Gray Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "End of Year Charts 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
^ Swiss Year-End Charts, 2000
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
External links
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
