Be Careful (Sparkle song)

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"Be Careful"
Becarefulsparkle.jpg
Single by Sparkle featuring R. Kelly
from the album Sparkle
ReleasedApril 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)
Length5:17
Label
Songwriter(s)R. Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
Sparkle singles chronology
"Be Careful"
(1998) 		"Time to Move On"
(1999)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Gotham City"
(1997) 		"Be Careful"
(1998) 		"When a Woman's Fed Up"
(1998)

"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 Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Singles chart. Internationally, it reached number four in the Netherlands and number seven in the United Kingdom.

Background/music video[]

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 listings[]

European CD single

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

American 12-inch vinyl/CD single

A-side

  1. "Be Careful" (radio version 1)
  2. "Be Careful" (radio version 2)

B-side

  1. "Be Careful" (album version)
  2. "Be Careful" (instrumental)

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28) Rhythmic contemporary radio
[20]
June 9, 1998 (1998-06-09) Contemporary hit radio [21]
United Kingdom July 6, 1998 (1998-07-06)
  • CD
  • cassette
[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard 6 mar 1999, p. 34, at Google Books
  2. ^ "mvdbase.com – Sparkle – "Be careful"". www.mvdbase.com.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sparkle – Be Careful" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 3603." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 30. July 25, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sparkle – Be Careful" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 30, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sparkle – Be Careful" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Sparkle Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  15. ^ "Sparkle Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  16. ^ "Sparkle Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  19. ^ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  20. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1245. April 24, 1998. p. 94. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  21. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1251. June 5, 1998. p. 39. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  22. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 4, 1998. p. 31. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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