"Floetic" is the debut single by Floetry, released in August 2002. It is from their debut studio album Floetic, and was written primarily by lead singer Marsha Ambrosius. The song contains a sample of the Jack Bruce cover of Mel Tormé's song "Born to Be Blue". It peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard R&B chart in 2002.[2]

"Floetic"
Single by Floetry
from the album Floetic
B-side"Say Yes (Timbaland remix)"
Released2002 (2002)
Genre
Length4:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith Pelzer
Floetry singles chronology
"Floetic"
(2002)
"Say Yes"
(2003)
Music video
"Floetic" on YouTube

In 2003, the song was nominated for Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Urban/Alternative Performance, but lost to "Love of My Life" by Erykah Badu and Common; and "Little Things" by India.Arie, respectively.[3]

Music video edit

The official music video for the song was directed by Marc Klasfeld.[4]

Chart positions edit

Chart (2002)[2] Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 29

References edit

  1. ^ "Floetic - Floetry - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Floetry - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Rock On The Net: 45th Annual Grammy Awards - 2003". Rockonthenet.com. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Floetry - "Floetic"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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