How Could You (Mario song)

"How Could You"
Single by Mario
from the album Turning Point
Released	February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)
Genre	R&B [1]
Length	3:56
Label	3rd Street J
Songwriter(s)	Antonio Dixon Durrell Babbs Damon Thomas Eric Dawkins Harvey Mason, Jr. J. Valentine
Producer(s)	The Underdogs Tank
Mario singles chronology
"Let Me Love You" (2004) "How Could You" (2005) "Here I Go Again" (2005)
Music video
"How Could You" on YouTube

"How Could You" is a song by American singer Mario. It was written by Antonio Dixon, Eric Dawkins, J. Valentine, Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason, Jr. for his second studio album Turning Point (2004), while production was helmed by Thomas and Mason under their production moniker The Underdogs. Released on February 14, 2005 as the album's second US single, the song reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, where "How Could You" was issued as the third single from Turning Point, it debuted at number 43 on the Australian Singles Chart.

Chart performance

"How Could You" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 19, 2005, while "Let Me Love You" was number 3 on that chart. ^[2] Eight weeks later, it peaked at number 52 the week of May 14, ^[3] remaining on the chart for seventeen weeks. ^[4]

Music video

A music video for "How Could You" was directed by Benny Boom. It features appearances from rapper Cassidy, JD Williams, ^[5] and actress Ambrosia Williams. ^[6]

Track listing

Australian CD single ^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Could You" (dirty version)	Antonio Dixon Damon Thomas Eric Dawkins Harvey Mason, Jr. J. Valentine	The Underdogs	3:57
2.	"How Could You" (Scott Storch remix club version)	Scott Storch Kameron Houff Shaffer Smith	Scott Storch [a]	4:45
3.	"Couldn't Say No"	Mario Barrett Ron "Neff-U" Feemster Sean Garrett	Feemster Garrett [b]	3:53
4.	"How Could You" (music video)			4:45

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remix producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "How Could You" Chart (2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 43 Australian Urban (ARIA) [9] 16 Netherlands (Urban Top 100) [10] 42 US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 52 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 14 US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [13] 72 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [14] 15

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "How Could You" Chart (2005) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [15] 65

Release history

Release history and formats for "How Could You"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	February 14, 2005	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	3rd Street J	[16]
	March 14, 2005	Contemporary hit radio		[17]
Australia	October 24, 2005	CD		[18]

References

1. "BBC - Music - Review of Mario - Turning Point".
2. "The Hot 100: March 19, 2005". Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2018.
3. "The Hot 100: May 14, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
4. "Mario – How Could You". aCharts.co. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
5. "Mario – How Could You Music Video". YouTube . Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
6. "Mario - How Could You participants". Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
7. How Could You (Australian CD single liner notes). Mario. 3rd Street Records, J Records. 2005. 82876745742.
8. "Mario – How Could You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
9. "Issue 832" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
10. "The Urban Chart Top 100 - Urban Top 100". urbantop100.nl. Archived from the original on June 22, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
11. "Mario Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
12. "Mario Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
13. "Pop 100". Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 20. May 14, 2005. p. 54.
14. "Mario Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
15. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
16. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1593. February 11, 2005. p. 27.
17. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1597. March 11, 2005. p. 47.
18. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 24th October 2005" (PDF). ARIA. October 24, 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2022.