He Loves Me 2 Explained

He Loves Me 2
Cover:	CCP Single HLMT cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	CeCe Peniston
B-Side:	Remix
Genre:	House
Length:	(Edited version)
Chronology:	CeCe Peniston
Prev Title:	Nobody Else
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Lifetime to Love
Next Year:	2000

"He Loves Me 2" is a 1999 song by the musician CeCe Peniston. This single was to be originally included on the singer's album, which was not released. A remix of the song, Paul Johnson's Dancefloor Dub, entered the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it peaked at number twenty-four in November 1999, after being classified number five as the Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts in the Club Play category.^[1]

As with the Peniston's previous single ("Nobody Else") recorded with Steve Hurley, the Silk's 12" Mix of the song brought the producer a Grammy Award nomination in 2000 as Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical.^[2]

The song was in addition included to ,^[3] a compilation of club-oriented dance music exclusively featuring American artists, issued on Max Records, and became the most successful single taken from the album.

Credits and personnel

• CeCe Peniston – lead/back vocal, writer
• Steve Hurley – writer, remix, arranger, producer
• Marc Williams – writer
• Paul Leighton Johnson – remix, additional producer
• Junior Vasquez – remix, additional producer
• Kazuhiko Gomi – programming
• Silktone Songs Inc. (ASCAP) – publisher
• InDaSoul Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) – publisher
• Didier – mastering at Top Master

Track listings and formats

12", FR, #FTR 4053 6^[4]

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's 12" Mix) - 8:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Vocal Dub) - 8:44

12", US, #SENT 9903^[5]

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's 12" Mix) - 8:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's Tribal Reprise) - 3:10
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Vocal Dub) - 8:44
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Dancefloor Dub) - 7:04

12", US, #SENT 9903B-1^[6]

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Love 2 Club Mix) - 10:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums)
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Loves 2 Club Mix Instrumental) - 10:39
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums Again)

MCD, US, Promo, #^[7]

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Love 2 Club Mix) - 10:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Loves 2 Club Mix Instrumental) - 10:39
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums)
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums Again)
5. "He Loves Me 2" (Bonus - Silk's Acappella)

MCD, FR, #FTR 4053-2^[8]

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's Radio Edit) - 4:05
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Roller Disco Edit) - 3:45
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's 12" Mix) - 8:39
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Vocal Dub) - 8:44
5. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Dancefloor Dub) - 7:04
6. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Love 2 Club Mix) - 10:39
7. "He Loves Me 2" (Roller Discoclub Mix) - 6:45

VASilk Entertainment Sampler12", US, #SENT 9901-1^[9]
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Original Demo)

Charts

Weekly charts

Music awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

References

General

• Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ce ce peniston|chart=all}} CeCe Peniston - Chart History]. Billboard. billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media. 2011-03-19.
• Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=ce-ce-peniston-p13924/discography/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} CeCe Peniston - Discography - Charts & Awards]. Allmusic. allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. 2011-03-19.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts. Michael. Paoletta. 1999-10-09. 39. Club Play #5. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 2011-03-19.
2. Web site: 42nd Grammy Awards - 2000. 2000-02-23. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. rockonthenet.com. Rock On The Net. 2011-03-19.
3. Web site: Deeper Rhythms: The House Sessions Vol. 1. Allmusic. allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. 2011-03-19.
4. Web site: CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - 12", FR, #FTR 4053 6. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
5. Web site: CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - 12", US, #SENT 9903. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
6. Web site: CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - 12", US, #SENT 9903B-1. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
7. Web site: CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - MCD, US, Promo, #(–). Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
8. Web site: CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - MCD, FR, #FTR 4053-2. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
9. Web site: VA - Silk Entertainment Sampler - 12", US, #SENT 9901-1. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
10. For the peak position of "He Loves Me 2" in USA, use the general links, and/or, in order to view additional information such as peak date and/or weeks spent on Hot Dance Club Play chart, you will have to subscribe to billboard.biz website to vie also the specific billboard.biz link.
    • Web site: CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. 1999-11-27. He Loves Me 2"#24. Billboard. billboard.biz. Nielsen Business Media. 2011-03-20. October 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005162451/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3018371. dead.