On My Knees (The 411 song) explained

On My Knees
Cover:	On My Knees - the 411.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	the 411 featuring Ghostface Killah
Album:	Between the Sheets
Length:	3:38 (album version) 3:07 (single version)
Label:	Sony Streetside
Producer:	Fitzgerald Scott Kookie
Chronology:	The 411
Next Title:	Dumb
Next Year:	2004

"On My Knees" is the debut single of British R&B girl group the 411, released on 17 May 2004 and included on their first album, Between the Sheets (2004). The song samples "Ain't My Style" by the Main Ingredient and features guest vocals from American rapper Ghostface Killah. On the UK Singles Chart, the song reached number four and spent 10 weeks in the UK top 75. It also charted in nine other countries in Europe and Australia.

Background

Band member Suzie Furlonger said: "It's basically about a girl who's in a relationship with someone that she knew was wrong for her at the time but allowed it anyway. He doesn't treat her well. It's her turning round to him and saying "that's it! I don't have to put up with this anymore". It's not a man-hating song - just a "don't put up with being treated badly" song." Bandmate Tisha Martin added, "Yeah, don't get us wrong - a lot of people think that we're men bashing but were not - we do like the guys!"^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "On My Knees"!Chart (2004)!Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[2]	16
Netherlands (Mega Top 50)^[3]	37

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "On My Knees"!Chart (2004)!Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	68
UK Urban (Music Week)^[5]	27

Release history

Release dates and formats for "On My Knees"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	17 May 2004			^[6]
Australia	28 June 2004	CD		^[7]

Notes and References

News: Newsround's Rachel gets 'The 411'. 21 May 2004. CBBC. 9 February 2021.
Hits of the World – Eurocharts. Billboard. 116. 23. 43. 5 June 2004. 11 March 2021.
"Lijst van 07-08-2004 – MEGA TOP 50" (in Dutch). Mega Top 50
Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2004. UKChartsPlus. 26 June 2022.
2004 Urban top 30. Music Week. 24. January 22, 2005. August 5, 2023.
New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 15 May 2004.
Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th June 2004. ARIA. 26. 28 June 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040706140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040707-0000/issue748.pdf. 6 July 2004. 26 June 2021.