You Remind Me of Something

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"You Remind Me of Something"
You Remind Me of Something by R Kelly US CD single.jpg
Standard artwork (U.S. CD single pictured)
Single by R. Kelly
from the album R. Kelly
ReleasedOctober 27, 1995 (1995-10-27) [1]
Genre R&B
Length4:10
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Robert Kelly
Producer(s) R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Summer Bunnies"
(1994)
"You Remind Me of Something"
(1995)
"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
(1995)

"You Remind Me of Something" is a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly. Released as the lead single from his self-titled album (1995), it became the fourth song from Kelly to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, where it stayed for a week, and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide, it peaked at number 13 in New Zealand and found moderate success in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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Critical reception

Gil L. Robertson IV from Cash Box picked "You Remind Me of Something" as a "standout track" of the R. Kelly album. [2] James Masterton for Dotmusic wrote, "This is yet another typical R. Kelly single, displaying as it does all that is both good and bad about US swingbeat tracks." [3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "You Remind Me of Something" is directed by David Nelson. [4]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [1] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 27, 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
Jive [1]
United KingdomOctober 30, 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[19]
JapanDecember 24, 1995CD [20]

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