Be Careful (Sparkle song)

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"Be Careful"
Becarefulsparkle.jpg
Single by Sparkle featuring R. Kelly
from the album Sparkle
Released April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)
Length 5:17
Label
Songwriter(s) R. Kelly
Producer(s) R. Kelly
Sparkle singles chronology
"Be Careful"
(1998)		 "Time to Move On"
(1998)
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"Be Careful" is a song by American singer Sparkle from her 1998 debut album, Sparkle. The song reached number three on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Airplay chart; it was ineligible to appear on the Hot R&B Singles and Hot 100 charts at the time because it was not released as a commercial single in the US. Internationally, "Be Careful" reached number four in the Netherlands and number seven in the United Kingdom.

Background and promotion

The video, directed by Kelly, also features Kelly who wrote, produced, and composed this song. The single and the video were released before R. Kelly's single "When a Woman's Fed Up", which is the continuation of the story.[original research?] Five weeks after the song was released it had already been played on the radio more than 40 million times in the US.[1] Due to a Billboard rule, the song could not chart on the regular Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in America. The music video is directed by R. Kelly.[2] The video shows an African-American family that's struggling.

Track listing

European CD single

  1. "Be Careful" (LP version) – 5:16
  2. "Be Careful" (radio edit 1) – 5:18

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Be Careful"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 28, 1998 Rhythmic contemporary radio
[22]
June 9, 1998 Contemporary hit radio [23]
United Kingdom July 6, 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
[24]

References

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  1. ↑ Billboard 6 mar 1999, p. 34, at Google Books
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sparkle – Be Careful" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 3603." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
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  6. ↑ "Musicline.de – Sparkle Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sparkle – Be Careful" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart: 19980718". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Archive Chart: 19980718" UK Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart: 19980718" UK Dance Chart.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 19980718" UK Indie Chart.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart: 19980718" UK R&B Chart.
  14. ↑ "Sparkle – Chart history" Billboard Radio Songs for Sparkle.
  15. ↑ "Sparkle – Chart history" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for Sparkle.
  16. ↑ "Sparkle – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Sparkle.
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