"Tell Me It's Real" is a song recorded by American R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo. The track was produced for K-Ci and JoJo's second studio album, It's Real (1999). The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot 100, peaking at number two behind Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle".[1] In the UK, the song initially charted at number 40, but a re-release the following year containing UK garage mixes charted 24 places higher at number 16.

"Tell Me It's Real"
Single by K-Ci & JoJo
from the album It's Real
ReleasedApril 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length
  • 4:38 (main version)
  • 3:40 (radio version)
LabelMCA, AM:PM
Songwriter(s)Rory Bennett, Cedric R Hailey, Joel Hailey
K-Ci & JoJo singles chronology
"Life"
(1999)
"Tell Me It's Real"
(1999)
"Fee Fie Foe Fum"
(1999)

Track listing edit

UK 12"
A1. "Tell Me It's Real" (Album Version) – 4:42
A2. "Tell Me It's Real" (Club Asylum Steppers Mix) – 5:57
B1. "Tell Me It's Real" (Full Crew Remix) – 4:52
B2. "Tell Me It's Real" (Dave 'Jam' Hall Remix) – 4:20
B3. "Tell Me It's Real" (Astro Trax Team Master Mix) – 7:10
UK CD single
  1. "Tell Me It's Real" (Club Asylum Vocal Edit) – 3:36
  2. "Tell Me It's Real" (Club Asylum Steppers Mix) – 5:58
  3. "Tell Me It's Real" (Gridlock Mix) – 5:32
  4. "Tell Me It's Real" (Original Album Version) – 4:38
  5. Video – 3:36
UK 12" Remixes (2000)
A. "Tell Me It's Real" (Club Asylum Steppers Mix) – 7:40
AA1. "Tell Me It's Real" (Tee Bone Dub Mix) – 5:58
AA2. "Tell Me It's Real" (Tee Bone Vocal Mix) – 5:23

Charts edit

References edit

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  5. ^ "K-Ci & JoJo – Tell Me It's Real" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
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  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved August 28, 2010.