Same Girl (R. Kelly and Usher song)

"Same Girl"
"Same Girl"
Single by R. Kelly and Usher
from the album Double Up
Released	May 29, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	R&B
Length	4:12
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	R. Kelly; Ronnie Jackson; James Smith;
Producer(s)	Lil' Ronnie; R. Kelly;
R. Kelly singles chronology
Usher singles chronology

"Same Girl" is a song by American R&B singers R. Kelly and Usher from the former's 2007 album, Double Up. The song was recorded over a year by upcoming R&B group Nephu. R. Kelly and Usher's version leaked to the Internet on May 2, 2007 and later leaked to radio stations. This song was number 26 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.^[1]

Composition[]

According to the sheet music published by Universal Music Publishing Group, "Same Girl" is an R&B song set in a slow tempo of seventy beats per minute. Written in the key of E♭ minor, it follows the chord progression of A♭m–B♭m–E♭m, and both Kelly's and Usher's voices span from C₃ to C₅.^[2]

Music video[]

The video was shot from June 1–3, 2007 by Little X. On June 19, 2007, BET premiered the official music video for "Same Girl" and aired it throughout the day, every hour on the hour. It later premiered on the network's 106 & Park as a New Joint of the Day.

In the song, R. Kelly and Usher talk about a girl they love who turns out to be the same person. In the video, during the first verse, R. Kelly is seen in Chicago calling Usher at his home in Atlanta, telling him about a woman that he is in love with, sparing no details. Usher, taken aback by the similarities to the girl he is dating, inquires further about R.Kelly's new love interest and comes to the conclusion that she is, in fact, the "same girl" as R.Kelly's partner. R. Kelly, in an attempt to resolve the situation working together with Usher, flies out to meet up with Usher in the chorus. As the second verse begins, Usher picks up R. Kelly at the airport in an Aston Martin Vanquish and the two discuss the way they each met this girl in their respective home towns. Eventually, as the two play basketball together, they concoct a scheme to call this girl out on her lies, and show up at dinner with her together, thus shocking and embarrassing her by directly confronting her with her own duplicity. However, at the end of the video, as their plan is carried out, it is in fact Usher and R. Kelly who are shocked, as the tables are turned and it is revealed that they were not, in fact, dating the same girl as they had come to believe; the girl just happened to have an identical twin with an identical car, license plate, ankle tattoo, beauty mark, and child as well as an identical penchant for Waffle House despite living over 700 miles away from her sister; in addition, both possessed a blue and pink phone which they would alternate occasionally. Also, even though one lives in Chicago and the other in Atlanta, both amazingly live on streets of the same name (Peachtree, right on 17th Street). This is never actually stated in the song, though, so it is debatable whether this is also the case within the song itself. However, in the end of the video, they stare at each other dumbfounded as they realized the girl they thought they were both dating are actually extremely identical twins.

Remixed versions[]

The official remix of the song, The Triple Up Remix, features T-Pain and Usher. R. Kelly uses the Auto-Tune effect on the remix.

"Same Girl" (featuring Usher and T-Pain) (Unofficial Mash-Up Remix)
"Same Girl Triple Up" (Remix featuring Usher and T-Pain)

Credits[]

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R. Kelly - vocals, songwriter, producer, arranger, mixing
Ronnie Jackson (Lil' Ronnie) - songwriter, producer
J. Smith - songwriter
Serban Ghenea - mixing
Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness, Jeff Edwards - Recording engineer
Jeff Meeks, Tim Roberts - Assistant
John Hanes - Digital editing
Usher - Vocals

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	47
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[6]	4
Scotland (OCC)^[7]	19
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	26
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	20
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[10]	38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[11]	4
US Pop 100 (Billboard)^[12]	49
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[13]	22

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	100
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[15]	22

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	Gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)^[17]	Gold	500,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2009
^ "R. Kelly – Same Girl Sheet Music". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
^ http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RiHcThguL._SS400_.jpg
^ "Australian-charts.com – R. Kelly with Usher – Same Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Same Girl". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Charts.nz – R. Kelly with Usher – Same Girl". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "R Kelly: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "R Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "R Kelly Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard.
^ "R Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "R. Kelly Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "R Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ "2007 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "American single certifications – R. Kelly – Same Girl". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2009

[2] "R. Kelly – Same Girl Sheet Music". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

[web.amazon.de-3] ttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RiHcThguL._SS400_.jpg

[sc_Australia_R._Kelly_with_Usher-4] "Australian-charts.com – R. Kelly with Usher – Same Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Ireland2_-5] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Same Girl". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_New_Zealand_R._Kelly_with_Usher-6] "Charts.nz – R. Kelly with Usher – Same Girl". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_R_Kelly-8] "R Kelly: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[sc_Billboardhot100_R_Kelly-9] "R Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboarddigitalsongs_R_Kelly-10] "R Kelly Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_R_Kelly-11] "R Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[12] "R. Kelly Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_R_Kelly-13] "R Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.

[US100Year-End-14] "2007 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.

[15] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

[AustraliasingleCertRef-16] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[riaa-17] "American single certifications – R. Kelly – Same Girl". Recording Industry Association of America.

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show v t R. Kelly singles
Discography Production Discography Videography Awards and nominations
Born into the 90's	"She's Got That Vibe" "Honey Love" "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" "Dedicated" "Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)"
12 Play	"Sex Me (Parts I and II)" "Bump N' Grind" "Your Body's Callin'" "Summer Bunnies" "It Seems Like You're Ready"
R. Kelly	"You Remind Me of Something" "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" "Thank God It's Friday" "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"
R.	"I Believe I Can Fly" "Gotham City" "Half on a Baby" "Home Alone" "I'm Your Angel" "When a Woman's Fed Up" "Did You Ever Think" "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" "Only the Loot Can Make Me Happy"
TP-2.com	"I Wish" "The Storm Is Over Now" "Fiesta (Remix)" "Feelin' on Yo Booty" "A Woman's Threat"
Chocolate Factory	"The World's Greatest" "Ignition (Remix)" "Snake" "Step in the Name of Love (Remix)"
The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1	"Thoia Thoing"
Happy People/U Saved Me	"Happy People" "U Saved Me"
TP.3 Reloaded	"In the Kitchen" "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)" "Playa's Only" "Slow Wind" "Burn It Up"
Double Up	"I'm a Flirt (Remix)" "Same Girl" "Double Up" "Rock Star"
Untitled	"Supaman High" "Number One" "Religious" "Echo"
Love Letter	"When a Woman Loves"
Write Me Back	"Share My Love" "Feelin' Single" "When a Man Lies"
Black Panties	"My Story" "Genius" "Cookie" "Legs Shakin'"
The Buffet	"Backyard Party" "Switch Up"
Other singles	"Soldier's Heart" "Honey" "Big Chips" "Hair Braider" "I Believe" "Sign of a Victory" "Platinum" "I Look to You" "Bump & Grind 2014" "Ignition (Viceroy Remix)"
Featured singles	"Down with the Clique" "Street Dreams (Remix)" "Be Careful" "Friend of Mine (Remix)" "Satisfy You" "Contagious" "We Thuggin'" "Gigolo" "Hotel" "Gangsta Girl" "Till the World Ends" "So Sexy" "So Sexy Chapter II (Like This)" "Wonderful" "That's That Shit" "Go Getta" "Speedin'" "Out of This Club" "All the Above" "Ms. Chocolate" "We Been On" "Do What U Want" "PYD" "Make The World Go Round" "It's Your World"
Soundtrack singles	"I Believe I Can Fly" "Gotham City" "Bad Man" "The World's Greatest" "I Believe" "Christmas, I'll Be Steppin'"
Other songs	"It Seems Like You're Ready" "Sadie" "Heaven I Need a Hug" "I Need an Angel" "Real Talk" "You Are Not Alone" "Shut Up" "Betcha Gon' Know" "Marching Band" "Wake Up Everybody" "I Admit"
Category:R. Kelly songs Category:Songs written by R. Kelly

show v t Usher songs
Usher	"Can U Get wit It" "Think of You" "The Many Ways"
My Way	"You Make Me Wanna..." "Nice & Slow" "My Way"
8701	"Pop Ya Collar" "U Remind Me" "U Got It Bad" "U Don't Have to Call" "U-Turn"
Confessions	"Yeah!" "Confessions Part II" "Burn" "Caught Up" "My Boo"
Here I Stand	"Love in This Club" "Trading Places" "Moving Mountains" "What's Your Name" "Love in This Club Part II" "Here I Stand"
Raymond v. Raymond	"Papers" "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" "Lil Freak" "OMG" "There Goes My Baby" "More"
Versus	"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" "Hot Tottie" "Lay You Down" "Somebody to Love" (Remix)
Looking 4 Myself	"Climax" "Scream" "Lemme See" "Dive" "Numb"
Hard II Love	"No Limit" "Crash" "Missin U" "Champions" "Rivals"
Collaborations	"The Party Continues" "I Need a Girl (Part One)" "Lovers and Friends" "Same Girl" "Better on the Other Side" "Spotlight" "First Dance" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "Fed Up" "Dirty Dancer" "The Christmas Song" "Promise" "Without You" "Touch'N You" "Rest of My Life" "Go Missin'" "New Flame" "Body Language" "The Matrimony" "Don't Look Down" "Back to Sleep" (Remix) "Crush" "Party" "Come Thru"
Non-album songs	"Call Me a Mack" "What More Can I Give" "You'll Be in My Heart" "Good Kisser" "She Came to Give It to You" "I Don't Mind" "Chains" "Wait for It" "SexBeat" "California" "I Cry" "Bad Habits"