Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)

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"Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)"
Blowin' Me Up.jpg
Single by JC Chasez
from the album Drumline and Schizophrenic
ReleasedDecember 3, 2002 (2002-12-03)
Recorded2002
Genre
Length4:50
LabelJive Records/Zomba
Songwriter(s)Dallas Austin, JC Chasez
Producer(s)Dallas Austin
JC Chasez singles chronology
"Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)"
(2002) 		"Some Girls (Dance with Women)"
(2004)
Music video
"Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" on YouTube

"Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" is the debut single by American recording artist JC Chasez. The song was released as a single from the soundtrack to the 2002 film Drumline and was included on Chasez's debut studio album Schizophrenic. In the United Kingdom, the single was released as a double A-side with Chasez' following single, "Some Girls (Dance with Women)" in February 2004.

The song was written by Chasez and Dallas Austin, the latter having produced the Drumline film. In keeping with the theme of the movie, the beat contains drums and band instruments. The music video was released on December 12, 2002.

Background[]

In 2002, Chasez's band *NSYNC was on a hiatus.[1][2] During the hiatus, Chasez continued work as a songwriter while also considering acting in movies.[3] While working with Dallas Austin on songs for the Drumline movie,[4][5] Austin urged Chasez to sing on the track and to consider recording a solo album.[3]

Music video[]

Chasez singing with a marching band.

The music video appears to be set in a post-apocalyptic world. Chasez sings the song with marching bands in the background. He also pursues his love interest (Tara Reid) at a monster truck rally, a run-down diner, and a car junkyard. Initially the woman is not interested in Chasez, but has a change of heart midway and straddles him on the diner's counter. Chasez competes in a drag race and celebrates with his newfound love afterwards. The video also features a dance routine by Chasez and several backup dancers. Melissa Smith also stars in the video as a girl dancing at the monster truck rally. Dallas Austin, who co-produced the single, appears in the video driving a monster truck and smashing cars.[6] The music video premiered on TRL on December 12, 2002.[7]

The music video for "Blowin' Me Up (with Her Love)" was directed by Bryan Barber and shot in 2002 in the San Fernando Valley.[6] JC approached Barber after seeing his video for OutKast's "The Whole World."[6] "It's totally different from what he's done with *NSYNC," the director said. "He wanted to go left of center and that's what we did. We had some fun and presented JC in a whole new way."[6] Barber described the video as a "rock-and-roll version of 'Mad Max,'"[6] with pyrotechnics, a demolition derby, and drag racing. The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 2003 for Best Video from a Film.[8]

Reception[]

The song was a hit, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated February 28, 2003, remaining on the charts for 17 weeks.[9] Brittany Brown-Doherty wrote, "The bass is loud and pulsating and provides the perfect dance song."[10] She praised Chasez's vocal talents, saying "He starts off the song singing in a kind of whispery, yet seductive, tone and then progresses to full-out yelling in the chorus. He even pulls the yelling off, and his vocals come damn close to those of Prince."[10]

Live performances[]

Chasez performed the song live on his Schizophrenic club tour. He also performed the song at Wango Tango, Z100's Zootopia, and Top of the Pops with a full marching band.[11] Chasez was set to sing "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" at the 2004 Pro Bowl's halftime show, altering the song to accommodate the NFL's concerns; however, he was unceremoniously dropped days before the performance in the wake of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime controversy.[12][13]

Track listing[]

USA Promotional Single #1
  1. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Radio Edit] – 4:21
  2. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Radio Edit No Intro] – 3:57
USA Promotional Single #2
  1. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Radio Edit] – 4:21
  2. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Instrumental] – 4:49
USA Promotional 12" Vinyl
  1. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Radio Edit] – 4:21
  2. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Radio Edit No Intro] – 3:57
  3. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Album Version] – 4:50
  4. "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" [Instrumental] – 4:49

Charts[]

Chart (2003) Peak
Canadian Singles Chart[14] 24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 35
U.S. Top 40 Mainstream[15] 14
U.S. Top 40 Tracks 17
Chart (2004) Peak
Irish Singles Chart[16] 20*
UK Official Singles Chart[17] 13*

References[]

  1. ^ "Today in Music - JC Goes Solo". Katrillion. 2002-10-11. Archived from the original on 2003-03-01.
  2. ^ Blickley, Leigh (2018-04-30). "A History Of *NSYNC's Breakup, According To Bandmates Not Named Justin Timberlake". HuffPost.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Moss, Corey (2003-04-22). "JC Chasez Previews Schizophrenic Solo Debut". MTV News.
  4. ^ Moss, Corey (2002-10-10). "'NSYNC's JC Chasez Records Solo Tracks, Considers Album". MTV News. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  5. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (2002-11-18). "JC Chasez, Joe, Jadakiss, Alicia Keys On 'Drumline' Soundtrack". MTV News.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Moss, Corey (2002-11-21). "JC Chasez, Tara Reid Find Love Among Wreckage For 'Blowin' Me Up'". MTV News. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  7. ^ "JC Chasez On TRL On Thursday | popdirt.com". popdirt.com. 2002-12-13. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  8. ^ "2003 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. 2003-07-25.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "JC Chasez". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Brown-Doherty, Brittany (2003-09-27). "Single Review: JC Chasez, "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" (2002)". Snippets.
  11. ^ "JC Chasez Flies HS Band Members To NYC For Zootopia | popdirt.com". popdirt.com. 2003-05-29. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  12. ^ Moss, Corey (2004-02-05). "JC Chasez Slams NFL After Being Cut From Pro Bowl Halftime". MTV News.
  13. ^ Magin, Janis L. (2004-02-05). "NFL recasts Pro Bowl halftime". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
  14. ^ "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Mainstream Top 40 Airplay". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Some Girls/Blowing Me Up". Irish-Charts.
  17. ^ "Some Girls/Blowin' Me Up". Official Charts Company.

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