"Dedicated"
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
from the album Born into the 90's
ReleasedJanuary 1993
Recorded1991
GenreR&B
Length4:40
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)R. Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
R. Kelly and Public Announcement singles chronology
"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)"
(1992) 		"Dedicated"
(1993) 		"Sex Me"
(1993)

"Dedicated" is a song by R. Kelly and Public Announcement from the album Born into the 90's (1992). It is the fifth and last single from Kelly's debut album. It was released on Jive Records in January 1993.[1]

The song was a top ten hit in the R&B/Hip Hop Charts and at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. It's the album's best charted single on the pop chart. "Dedicated" was one of the songs by R. Kelly to be used in the movie Menace II Society in 1993.

The song was written and produced by Kelly. It was dedicated to his mother, Joanne Kelly, who died in 1993.[2]

An accompanying music video was released in January 1993.[3] It is Kelly's first music video to be added to regular rotation by MTV.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 9
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 41

References

  1. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot R&B Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 21. January 16, 1993.
  2. ^ Heath, Chris (January 20, 2016). "The Confessions Of R. Kelly". GQ. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  3. ^ "The Clip List" (PDF). Billboard: 40. February 6, 1993.
  4. ^ "Jive's R. Kelly is Announced To Pop Audience" (PDF). Billboard: 85. May 1, 1993.
  5. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.


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