How Could You (Mario song) explained

How Could You
Cover:Mario_-_How_Could_You.jpg
Alt:A man is facing the left of the cover with his eyes closed. Behind him is his name and the song's title placed horizontally, both colored light blue and white respectively.
Type:single
Artist:Mario
Album:Turning Point
B-Side:Couldn't Say No
Genre:R&B[1]
Length:3:56
Label:
  • 3rd Street
  • J
Producer:The Underdogs
Prev Title:Let Me Love You
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Here I Go Again
Next Year:2005

"How Could You" is an R&B song performed by American recording artist Mario and is the second single from his second studio album Turning Point (2004). It was written by Antonio Dixon, Eric Dawkins, J. Valentine and the Underdogs (Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason, Jr.), who also produced the song. Released on February 14, 2005, the single reached number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "How Could You" also debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number 43. The official remix of the song was produced by Scott Storch and Dr. Dre.

Chart performance

"How Could You" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 19, 2005, while "Let Me Love You" was number 3 on that chart.[2] Eight weeks later, it peaked at number 52 the week of May 14,[3] remaining on the chart for seventeen weeks.[4]

Music video

The video was directed by Benny Boom with a cameo appearance in the video by rapper Cassidy, JD Williams,[5] and by actress Ambrosia Williams.[6]

Track listing

Australian CD single[7]

  1. "How Could You" (dirty version)
  2. "How Could You" (Scott Storch remix club version)
  3. "Couldn't Say No"
  4. "How Could You" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "How Could You"!Chart (2005)!Peak
position
Netherlands (Urban Top 100)[8] 42
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[9] 72

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "How Could You"!Chart (2005)!Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 65

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesFebruary 14, 2005[11]
March 14, 2005Contemporary hit radio[12]
AustraliaOctober 24, 2005CD[13]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z2zf/
  2. Web site: The Hot 100: March 19, 2005. Billboard. December 6, 2018.
  3. Web site: The Hot 100: May 14, 2005. Billboard. December 6, 2018.
  4. Web site: Mario - How Could You. aCharts.co. December 16, 2007.
  5. Web site: Mario - How Could You Music Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012045225/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TastOpBGXk. October 12, 2007 . dead.
  6. Web site: Mario - How Could You participants. https://archive.today/20120710021046/http://images.google.pt/images?ndsp=18&um=1&hl=pt-BR&q=site:cache.gettyimages.com+mario+how+could+you+music+video+pics&start=0&sa=N. dead. July 10, 2012.
  7. How Could You. Mario. 2005. Australian CD single liner notes. 3rd Street Records, J Records. 82876745742.
  8. Web site: The Urban Chart Top 100 - Urban Top 100. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20050622022443/http://www.urbantop100.nl/. June 22, 2005. March 29, 2020. urbantop100.nl.
  9. Pop 100. Billboard. 117. 20. 54. May 14, 2005.
  10. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005. Billboard. March 26, 2021.
  11. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1593. 27. February 11, 2005.
  12. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1597. 47. March 11, 2005.
  13. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 24th October 2005. ARIA. 28. October 24, 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222429/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051120-0000/issue817.pdf. February 23, 2008. December 21, 2022.