Floetic (song) explained

Floetic
Cover:Floetry - Floetic single cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Floetry
Album:Floetic
B-Side:Say Yes (Timbaland remix)
Next Title:Say Yes
Next Year:2003

"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 Tormés song "Born to Be Blue". It peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard R&B chart in 2002.[1]

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.[2]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Marc Klasfeld.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Floetry - Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. All Media Network. 27 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Rock On The Net: 45th Annual Grammy Awards - 2003. 23 February 2003. Rockonthenet.com. 5 September 2018.
  3. Web site: mvdbase.com - Floetry - "Floetic". Music Video DataBase. Garcia. Alex S. 27 October 2014.