Mesmerize (song)

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"Mesmerize"
JaRuleMesmerize.jpg
Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
from the album The Last Temptation
B-side "Pop Niggas"
ReleasedDecember 16, 2002 (2002-12-16)
Studio The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) [1]
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Thug Lovin'"
(2002)
"Mesmerize"
(2002)
"Reign"
(2003)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Baby"
(2002)
"Mesmerize"
(2002)
"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"
(2003)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [39] Platinum70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [40] Gold30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [41] 2× Platinum60,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Gold400,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesDecember 16, 2002 [43]
January 27, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [44]
AustraliaMarch 10, 2003CD1Murder Inc. [45]
March 17, 2003CD2 [46]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Murder Inc.
  • Def Jam
[47]

References

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  3. Mesmerize (Australian CD2 & European CD single liner notes). Murder Inc. Records. 2003. 063 773-2.
  4. Mesmerize (UK CD single liner notes). Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings. 2003. 077 958-2.
  5. Mesmerize (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings. 2003. 077 958-1.
  6. Mesmerize (UK cassette single sleeve). Murder Inc. Records, Def Jam Recordings. 2003. 077 958-4.
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