When You Look at Me

"When You Look at Me"
Single by Christina Milian
from the album Christina Milian
B-side	"AM to PM" (Groove Chronicles main remix)
Released	May 2, 2002 (2002-05-02)
Length	3:45
Label	Def Soul The Inc.
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" file help

"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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"When You Look at Me" (album version)	Christina Milian Christin Karlsson Nina Woodford Fredrik Odesio Henrik Jonback	Bloodshy Avant [a]	3:42
2.	"When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix featuring Romeo)	Milian Karlsson Woodford Odesio Jonback	Bloodshy Avant [a] Agent X [b] Greg Bonnick [b] Leon Spencer [b]	5:41
3.	"When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix)	Milian Karlsson Woodford Odesio Jonback	Bloodshy Avant [a] Agent X [b] Bonnick [b] Spencer [b]	5:41
4.	"When You Look at Me" (video)			2:57

UK cassette single ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(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	Bloodshy Avant [a] Agent X [b] Bonnick [b] Spencer [b]	5:41

UK 12-inch single ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(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	Bloodshy Avant [a] Agent X [b] Bonnick [b] Spencer [b]	5:41
3.	"When You Look at Me" (Agent X remix featuring Romeo)	Milian Karlsson Woodford Odesio Jonback	Bloodshy Avant [a] Agent X [b] Bonnick [b] Spencer [b]	5:41

European CD single ^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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

• ^{^[a]} denotes co-producer
• ^{^[b]} denotes additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 7 Australian Urban (ARIA) [8] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [11] 25 Denmark (Tracklisten) [12] 16 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [13] 10 France (SNEP) [14] 11 Germany (GfK) [15] 13 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [16] 2 Hungary (Single Top 40) [17] 3 Ireland (IRMA) [18] 5 Italy (FIMI) [19] 37 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [20] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21] 3 Poland (Polish Airplay Charts) [22] 8 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [23] 32 Scotland (OCC) [24] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [25] 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 31 UK Singles (OCC) [27] 3 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [28] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA) [29] 29 Australian Urban (ARIA) [30] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [31] 46 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [32] 93 France (SNEP) [33] 60 Germany (Media Control) [34] 62 Ireland (IRMA) [35] 29 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [36] 35 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [37] 33 Sweden (Hitlistan) [38] 71 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [39] 99 UK Singles (OCC) [40] 52 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [41] 66

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [42]	Gold	35,000^
France (SNEP) [43]	Gold	250,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [44]	Silver	200,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Japan	May 2, 2002	CD	Universal Music Japan	[45]
Australia	May 13, 2002		Def Soul The Inc.	[46]
United Kingdom	June 17, 2002	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[47]

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External links

• "When You Look at Me" music video on YouTube