Songs that hit Billboard HOT 100 No. 1 on June 17th include: June 17, 1989 New Kids on the Block Ill Be Loving You (Forever) June 17, 2000 Aaliyah Try Again June 17, 2006 Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean Hips Dont Lie Try Again is a song by American recording artist Aaliyah. It was written by Static Major and Timothy Mosley, and produced by Timbaland. The song was released on February 22, 2000, as the lead single for the soundtrack to the film Romeo Must Die, and was later included on international pressings of the singers self-titled album. Try Again features an intro in which Timbaland pays homage to Eric B. & Rakim by rapping the duos opening verse from I Know You Got Soul. Try Again is a song written by Steve Garrett and Timothy Mosley, and produced by Timbaland. Timbalands fuzzy, booming soundscape is influenced by acid house. Aaliyahs sinuous singing comprises simple vocal riffs, which are repeated and refracted to echo the manipulated loops that produce the songs digital rhythm. The chorus line, If at first you dont succeed, then dust yourself off and try again, is hypnotically repeated in a fashion similar to the sampling and vocal manipulation found in house music. According to the digital music sheet published at Music Notes, the song is composed in the key of C♯ minor and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 92 beats per minute, while Aaliyahs vocal range spans from G♯3 to G♯4. In 2000, Aaliyah landed her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die. A loose adaptation of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist Jet Li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. It grossed US$18.6 million in its first weekend, ranking number two at the box office. In addition to acting, Aaliyah served as an executive producer of the film soundtrack, to which she contributed four songs. Aaliyah revealed that the production team actually talked about the soundtrack before we even shot the movie. On February 18, 2000, it was announced that Try Again would be released as the lead single of Romeo Must Die: The Album (2000), while an accompanying music video would be directed by Wayne Isham. It was physically released on February 22, 2000.
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