Tell Me If You Still Care Explained

Tell Me If You Still Care
Cover:	Tell me if you still care SOS Band UK single 12-inch.png
Caption:	12-inch variant of UK picture sleeve
Type:	single
Artist:	The S.O.S. Band
Album:	On the Rise
B-Side:	"If You Want My Love"
Recorded:	1982
Length:
Label:	Tabu
Producer:	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Prev Title:	Just Be Good to Me
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	For Your Love
Next Year:	1983

"Tell Me If You Still Care" is a song by the S.O.S. Band. It is the opening track on the group's fourth studio album On the Rise and was issued as the album's second single. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs in 1983.^[1]

Chart positions

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[2]	81
US Billboard Hot 100	65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	5

Covers and samples

"Tell Me If You Still Care" was covered by:^{[3] [4]}

• Monica in 1995 for her debut album Miss Thang
  • It was also interpolated in the chorus of Scarface's 1997 hit "Smile", as well as the 2013 song "Smile" by gospel artist Kirk Franklin Also, the song was interpolated by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince in their song "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)"
• LL Cool J in "Hip-Hop" feat. Terri & Monica
• Mariah Carey's "Mr. Dupri Mix" of "Always Be My Baby" sampled the song, which also features rapper Da Brat and R&B group Xscape
• Janet Jackson in "Call on Me"
• Jodeci's 2015 song "Incredible" for their album The Past, the Present, the Future
• It was sampled by rapper Prince Markie Dee for his song "All My Love, All the Time", which features R&B singer Joe

Notes and References

1. Web site: The S.O.S. Band Awards AllMusic. AllMusic. All Media Network. February 11, 2015.
2. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. February 22, 2022.
3. Web site: The S.O.S Band: Tell Me If You Still Care. secondhandsongs.com.
4. Web site: The S.O.S Band. the-breaks.com.