When You Look at Me

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"When You Look at Me"
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Single by Christina Milian
from the album Christina Milian
B-side "AM to PM" (Groove Chronicles main remix)
ReleasedMay 2, 2002 (2002-05-02)
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Christina Milian
  • Christin Karlsson
  • Nina Woodford
  • Fredrik Odesio
  • Henrik Jonback
Producer(s) Bloodshy & Avant
Christina Milian singles chronology
"AM to PM"
(2001)		"When You Look at Me"
(2002)		"It's All Gravy"
(2002)
Audio sample
Christina Milian - "When You Look at Me"

"When You Look at Me" is a song by American singer Christina Milian. It was written by Milian, Christin Karlsson, Nina Woodford, Fredrik Odesio and Henrik Jonback, and produced by Bloodshy & Avant for her self-titled debut album (2001). The song served as the album's second single outside the United States and became a hit throughout Australia and Europe, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Flanders, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

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Writing

Milian used her school days as inspiration when writing the song. Milian said that "when I was growing up, I found people were always trying to label me. The first day of school it would be like 'Here comes this girl all dressed up. She thinks she's all that' and they didn't even know me. The message behind 'When You Look at Me' is never judge a book by its cover." [1]

Music video

The video was shot on March 2, 2002, in Los Angeles and was directed by Billie Woodruff. In the video, Milian dances in four different costumes and in different rooms. One costume is a white, short sleeved blouse with a pink mini-skirt and is featured in an area with pink and white walls. She is then seen in a blue room, with some jean material on the wall as wallpaper, dancing in with some background dancers. She is wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt. Next, she is shown in an orange room, wearing an orange camisole and orange pants, with a lot of male background dancers in white behind her. After this, she is seen in a small red room, sitting on a couch, wearing a red and black pashmina with her hair long and straight. The music video ends with a reprisal of the chorus, and switching between all four rooms.

Track listings

UK CD single [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."When You Look at Me" (album version)
  • Christina Milian
  • Christin Karlsson
  • Nina Woodford
  • Fredrik Odesio
  • Henrik Jonback
3:42
2."When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix featuring Romeo)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
5:41
3."When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
5:41
4."When You Look at Me" (video)  2:57
UK cassette single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."When You Look at Me" (album version)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
  • Bloodshy
  • Avant [a]
3:42
2."When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix featuring Romeo)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
5:41
UK 12-inch single [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."When You Look at Me" (album version)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
  • Bloodshy
  • Avant [a]
3:42
2."When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
5:41
3."When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix featuring Romeo)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
5:41
European CD single [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."When You Look at Me" (original version radio edit)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
  • Bloodshy
  • Avant [a]
3:45
2."When You Look at Me" (Bloodshy remix radio edit)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
  • Bloodshy
  • Avant [a]
2:58
Australasian CD single [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."When You Look at Me" (original version radio edit)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
  • Bloodshy
  • Avant [a]
3:45
2."When You Look at Me" (Bloodshy remix radio edit)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Odesio
  • Jonback
  • Bloodshy
  • Avant [a]
2:58
3."AM to PM" (Groove Chronicles main mix)
  • Milian
  • Karlsson
  • Woodford
  • Bloodshy
  • Avant [a]
  • Groove Chronicles [b]
5:36
4."When You Look at Me" (video)   

Notes

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [42] Gold35,000^
France (SNEP) [43] Gold250,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] Silver200,000‡

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

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
JapanMay 2, 2002CD Universal Music Japan [45]
AustraliaMay 13, 2002 [46]
United KingdomJune 17, 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [47]

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