You Bring Me Joy (Mary J. Blige song)

"You Bring Me Joy"
"You Bring Me Joy"
	Artwork used for US commercial cassette releases
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album My Life
Released	May 28, 1995
Length	4:36
Label	Uptown; MCA;
Songwriter(s)	Mary J. Blige; Sean "Puffy" Combs; Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey; Chucky Thompson; Ekundayo Paris; Nelson Pigford;
Producer(s)	Combs; Thompson;
Mary J. Blige singles chronology

"You Bring Me Joy" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey, and Chucky Thompson for her second studio album, My Life (1994), while production was helmed by Combs and Thompson. The song is built around a sample of "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" (1977) by singer Barry White. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford are also credited as songwriters. "You Bring Me Joy" served as the third single from My Life and peaked at number 29 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, also topping the Hot Dance Club Songs.^[1]

Music video[]

The music video for "You Bring Me Joy" was directed by Marcus Raboy. It was shot at a big blue and red room from April 10–11, 1995 where Mary and other dancers do crazy dance moves.

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from the My Life liner notes.^[2]

LaTonya Blige – backing vocals
Mary J. Blige – vocals, writer
Sean "Puffy" Combs – producer, writer
Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey – writer
Chucky Thompson – producer, writer
Ekundayo Paris – writer (sample)
Nelson Pigford – writer (sample)

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	57
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	29

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	97

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 65.
^ Blige, Mary J. (1994). My Life (Compact Disc). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records.
^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 65.

[Booklet-2] Blige, Mary J. (1994). My Life (Compact Disc). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records.

[Billboardhot100-3] "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[Billboarddanceclubplay-4] "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[Billboardrandbhiphop-5] "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[year-end1995-6] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

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Discography
1990s singles	"You Remind Me" "Real Love" "Reminisce" "Sweet Thing" "Love No Limit" "You Don't Have to Worry" "My Love" "Be Happy" "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" " I'm Goin' Down" "You Bring Me Joy" "I Love You" "Love Is All We Need" "I Can Love You" "Everything" "Missing You" "Seven Days" "As" "All That I Can Say" "Deep Inside"
2000s singles	"Your Child" "Give Me You" "Family Affair" "Dance for Me" "No More Drama" "Rainy Dayz" "Love @ 1st Sight" "Ooh!" "Not Today" "Whenever I Say Your Name" "It's a Wrap" "MJB da MVP" "Be Without You" "One" "Enough Cryin" "Take Me As I Am" "We Ride (I See the Future)" "Just Fine" "Work That" "Stay Down" "The One" "I Am"
2010s singles	"Each Tear" "We Got Hood Love" "Ain't Nobody" "25/8" "Don't Mind" "Mr. Wrong" "Why" "Love a Woman" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Do You Hear What I Hear?" "This Christmas" "Suitcase" "Doubt" "Right Now" "Therapy" "Whole Damn Year" "Thick of It" "U + Me (Love Lesson)" "Love Yourself" "Set Me Free" "Only Love" "Thriving" "Know"
Soundtracks	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "Not Gon' Cry" "Stronger" "The Living Proof"
Guest appearances	"911" "Ain't No Way" "America's Song" "Bridge over Troubled Water" "Can't Knock the Hustle" "Disrespectful" "F for You" "Hands" "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" "I'm a Hustla (Remix)" "If U Leave" "Just Stand Up!" "Lean on Me" "Magic Touch (NYC Remix)" "Now or Never" "Remember Me" "Runaway Love" "Stay with Me (Remix)" "Touch It (Remix)" "Wake Up Call (Mark Ronson Remix)" "What Child Is This" "Where's the Love?"
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