Try Again

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This article is about the song by Aaliyah. For the single by the same title by Keane, see Try Again (Keane song).

"Try Again"
Single by Aaliyah
from the album Romeo Must Die Soundtrack
Released	August 8, 2000
Format	CD
Recorded	1999
Genre	R&B/Pop
Length	4:04
Label	Virgin Records
Writer(s)	Static
Producer(s)	Timbaland
Chart positions
#1 (US) #3 (Netherlands) #4 (World) #5 (Germany, Norway, UK) #6 (Australia) #8 (Switzerland) #9 (Austria) #13 (New Zealand) #15 (Sweden) #26 (France)
Aaliyah singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna" (2000)	"Try Again" (2000)	"Come Back In One Piece" (2000)

"Try Again" by Aaliyah, was the second single from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack and written for the motion picture of the same name. The single was successful in both the American charts and the international charts. It became the first song in history to ever reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 based solely on the strength of its radio airplay, without any single sales factored.

The song was covered in 2003 by German metal band Knorkator for their album Ich hasse Musik, who turned the piece into a crushing orchestral industrial metal piece.

Contents 1 Video 2 Awards and nominations 3 Charts 4 Track list 5 References

[edit] Video

The video for "Try Again" (released in March 2000) is set in a mirror palace with performances by Jet Li and Timbaland and features synchronous dancing. The main stage consists of black platforms set in water with a single light representing the moon. The choreography was devised by Fatima Robinson.

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[edit] Awards and nominations

"Try Again" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and two Soul Train awards for Best R&B/Soul Single and R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video. "Try Again" won two MTV awards for Best Female Video and Best Video For A Film.

[edit] Charts

Try Again entered the UWC at number thirty (30) and quickly went to number four (4). It stayed in the chart for 19 weeks. At the 2000 year end chart of UWC, it spot at number thirty seven (37).

Country	Date	Peak position	Certification
United States	June 17, 2000	1
The Netherlands	May 2000	3 [1]
United World Chart	June 10, 2000	4 [2]	Platinum [3]
United Kingdom	July 2000	5 [4]
Norway	June 2000	5 [5]
Germany	July 2000	5 [6]
Australia		6	Platinum [7]
Switzerland	August 13, 2000	8 [8]
Austria	August 20, 2000	9 [9]
New Zealand	July 13, 2000	13 [10]	Gold [11]
Sweden	July 13, 2000	15 [12]
France	November 11, 2000	26 [13]

[edit] Track list

#	Title	Length
1.	"Try Again"	4:04
2.	"Try Again" (Timbaland Remix)	4:59
3.	"Try Again" (D'Jam Hassan Remix)	5:28
4.	"Try Again" (Instrumental)	4:43

[edit] References

Preceded by "Maria Maria" by Santana featuring The Product G&B

Billboard Hot 100 number one single June 17, 2000

Succeeded by "Be with You" by Enrique Iglesias