So in Love (Jill Scott song)

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"So in Love"
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Single by Jill Scott featuring Anthony Hamilton
from the album The Light of the Sun
ReleasedApril 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)
Genre
Length3:32 (Radio Edit)
4:36 (Album Version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Scott, Hamilton, Hutson, Jr., Wooten
Producer(s) Kelvin Wooten
Jill Scott singles chronology
"Lovely Day"
(2011)
"So in Love"
(2011)
"So Gone (What My Mind Says)"
(2011)
Music video
"So In Love" on YouTube

"So in Love" is a song by American R&B/soul artist Jill Scott, taken from her fourth studio album The Light of the Sun (2011). The song features Anthony Hamilton. [1] It was released on April 26, 2011 as the first single from the album.

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Composition

"So in Love" was composed in the keys of B♭ major and B♭minor. The song switches between the two key signatures across its runtime.

Track listing

  1. "So in Love" featuring Anthony Hamilton 3:32

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, making it the highest debut of her career on that chart, and has since peaked at number 10. [2] The song also charted in Japan, peaking at number 70.

It is tied with Maxwell's Fortunate for longest time spent at #1 on the Urban AC Charts.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [3] 68
South Korea International (Circle) [4] 36
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 97
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [7] 23

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