{{Infobox song | name = It's All About Me | cover = It'sAllAboutMe.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Mýa and Sisqó | album = Mýa | released = {{start date|1998|3|10}} | recorded = 1997 | studio = Silent Sounds Studios, Atlanta | genre = Psychedelic R&B<ref name=rollingstone98/> | length = {{duration|m=4|s=26}} | label = Interscope | writer = {{hlist|Mark Andrews|Darryl Pearson}} | producer = Darryl "Day" Pearson | chronology = Mýa | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Ghetto Supastar | next_year = 1998 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Sisqó | type = single | prev_title = | prev_year = | title = It's All About Me | year = 1998 | next_title = Got to Get It | next_year = 1999 }} }}
''''It's All About Me'''' is a song by American singer Mýa. It served as her debut single from her self-titled debut studio album and recorded as a duet with R&B singer Sisqó. A psychedelic R&B slow jam, "It's All About Me" was written and composed by Sisqó and Darryl Pearson, while the latter served as producer. It interpolates the composition "Moments in Love" by Art of Noise.
Following its release, "It's All About Me" received generally mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, whom compared Harrison to her contemporary peers Aaliyah, Brandy and Monica. A commercial success, "It's All About Me" became a top ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of May 16, 1998 where it peaked and spent three consecutive weeks at number six. It fared better on the Hot R&B Singles chart, where it reached number two. Internationally, the single was a modest success; it reached the top 20 in New Zealand and top 40 in Canada.
The song's accompanying music video was filmed by director G. Thomas Ferguson and University Music CEO Haqq Islam. Given her artistic background, Harrison choreographed the dance routines and designed her own outfit - a red Chinese traditional wedding dress. The music video featured Harrison performing a strip tease and fencing with Sisqó after they meet following a concert from Sisqó's group, Dru Hill (Harrison, Sisqó, and Dru Hill were all label mates at the time on University Music).
==Background== Through his work with Dru Hill, Darryl Pearson was introduced to Mya through their label CEO A. Haqq Islam and subsequently the pair began working on music together. According to producer Darryl Pearson, "It's All About Me" initially didn't start out as a duet between Mya and Sisqo. Pearson explained, "Sisqo and I wrote "It's All About Me." Sisqo wrote the lyrics and I did the music, expounding, "I got Sisqo to write "It's All About Me," and he didn’t know." However, Pearson acknowledges for intentional purposes, "I left him in the second verse." As a suggestion to the label, Pearson advised, "let’s leave Sisqo on there and make it a duet."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/darryl-pearson-talks-da-bassment-devante-swing-producing-for-jodeci-mya-dru-hill-more|title=Darryl Pearson Talks Da Bassment, DeVante Swing, Producing for Jodeci, Mya, Dru Hill & More|access-date=2023-06-21|work=You Know I Got Soul}}</ref> In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, Harrison described the concept behind "It’s All About Me": "It's not a conceited thing. Basically, I'm speaking for people who are in relationships but aren't getting their fifty percent. The song is about taking control. Personally, I'm not trying to get into relationships right now. But when I do, it's fifty-fifty."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/658567|title=On The Radio|access-date=2013-01-21|work=EBSCO Publishing}}</ref>
==Composition== Recorded in 1997, "It's All About Me" was written by Sisqo and produced by Darryl Pearson at Silent Sound Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref name="IAAM"/> On top of, writing and production duties, the pair handled and were responsible for the vocal arrangements as well.<ref name="IAAM"/> While additional contribution was provided by mixing engineer Thom Kidd at Studio 56 in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="IAAM"/>
A psychedelic R&B slow jam with a runtime of four minutes and twenty-six seconds, "It's All About Me" contains a replayed sample from composition Moments in Love by Art of Noise. In a retrospective review of parent album ''Mýa'', Vibe's Preezy Brown commented on Sisqo's and Mya chemistry, calling it "undeniable" and noted the collaboration became a signature selection within her discography.<ref>{{cite web|first=Preezy|last=Brown|url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/mya-self-titled-album-ranked-20-years-later-581116/|title=20 Years Later: Mya's Self-Titled Debut Album, Ranked|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2023|work=Vibe}}</ref>
==Critical reception== ''Billboard''{{'}}s Larry Flick gave "It's All About Me" a favorable review, writing, "Although It's All About Me can be too repetitive and thus unnecessarily tiring at times, it does have an interesting, catchy rhythm that's hard to miss. Undoubtedly, R&B listeners will find this highly appealing. The vocals have a great range, as well as a smooth, angelic tone. It's worth giving it a try."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Larry |last=Flick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mya&pg=PA65|title=Singles & Previews |magazine=Billboard |volume=110 |issue=16 |date=April 18, 1998 |page=65 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> Writing for ''Spin'' magazine, Charles Aaron described "It's All About Me" as a "G-rated version of Lil' Kim{{'}}s pussy-power politics."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Charles |last=Aaron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PeGUjNqTnGcC&dq=mya&pg=PA141|title=Singles |magazine=Spin |volume=14 |issue=8 |date=August 1998 |page=141 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> ''Music Week'' called "It's All About Me," a catchy R&B outing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1998/Music-Week-1998-10-24-S-OCR-OCR-Page-0012.pdf|title=Reviews|publisher=American Radio History|date=October 24, 1998|access-date=May 18, 2020}}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Ceremony !align="left"|Award !align="left"|Result !align="left"|Ref. |- |1998 |Billboard Music Video Awards |Best New R&B/Urban Clip |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |date=17 October 1998 |title=Imbruglia Leads Billboard Music Vid Nominations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=billboard%20video%20music%20awards%201998%20usher&pg=PA103 |access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|1999 |rowspan="2"|Washington Area Music Awards |Song of the Year |{{Nom}} |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wbal98.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309103659/http://wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wbal98.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2017-03-09|title=1998 Wammies|access-date=2010-10-31|work=Washington Area Music Association}}</ref> |- |Video of the Year |{{Nom}} |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Rankings for "It's All About Me" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Publication ! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"| 1998 | MTV | Top 96 of 1998 | {{center|77}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jjheath.com/MTV1998.html|title=MTV Top 96 of 1998|website=jjheath.com|date=January 18, 2002|accessdate=April 30, 2023}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row" | 2013 | AllMusic | R&B 40: 1998 | {{center|25}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/rb-40-hits-singles-1998|title=R&B 40: 1998|website=AllMusic|date=November 29, 2013|accessdate=April 30, 2023}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| 2018 | ''Rolling Stone'' | The 98 Best Songs of 1998: Pop’s Weirdest Year | {{center|19}} |align="center"|<ref name=rollingstone98>{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/rob-sheffields-98-best-songs-of-1998-w519958/mya-its-all-about-me-w519989|title=The 98 Best Songs of 1998: Pop's Weirdest Year|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=June 11, 2022|work=Rolling Stone|quote=A psychedelic R&B slow jam from Mya, the D.C. ingenue who spent her 19th summer in the Top Ten with her very first single, It’s All About Me.}}</ref> |}
==Chart performance== In the United States, It's All About Me debuted at number eighty-two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for the issue dated week of March 14, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-03-14/hot-100?order=gainer|title= Hot 100 Week of March 14, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It ascended from 82-62 in its second week for the issue dated week of March 21, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-03-21/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100 Week of March 21, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The song reached its peak at number six for issue dated week of May 16, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-05-16/hot-100|title=Hot 100 Week of May 16, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> From the issue dated weeks of May 16–30, 1998; it spent 3 consecutive weeks at number six.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-05-23/hot-100|title=Hot 100 Week of May 23, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-05-30/hot-100|title=Hot 100 Week of May 30, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It spent a total of 20 consecutive weeks on the chart. The single became Harrison's first U.S. Top Ten hit (solo) on the chart and certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America on June 4, 1998 selling 800,000 copies.<ref name=sales>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1998 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 30, 1999 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |page=75 |issn=0006-2510|volume=111|number=5}}</ref> It became a top five hit on ''Billboard''{{'}}s component Hot R&B Singles chart. It debuted at number sixty-one for the issue dated week of March 14, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-03-14/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer|title=Hot R&B Singles Week of March 14, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It rose from 61-31 in its second week for the issue dated week of March 21, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-03-21/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer|title=Hot R&B Singles Week of March 21, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> "It's All About Me" entered the coveted top ten at number eight for issue dated week of April 18, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-04-18/r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B Singles Week of April 18, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It reached its peak at number two the issue dated week of May 9, 1998.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-05-09/r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B Singles Week of May 9, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The song spent a total of 27 consecutive weeks on the chart. It's All About Me remains Harrison's biggest and highest charting single to date on the Hot R&B Singles chart.
In Canada, the song reached its peak at number thirty-nine for the issue dated week of April 25, 1998. It spent a total of 6 consecutive weeks on the chart. It also debuted at number twenty-seven during the week of June 21, 1998 in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/weekchart.asp?year=1998&date=19980621&cat=s|title=New Zealand Top 50 Week of June 21, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|work=charts.nz}}</ref> It reached its peak at number thirteen during the week of July 19, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/weekchart.asp?year=1998&date=19980719&cat=s|title=New Zealand Top 50 Week of July 19, 1998|access-date=2012-04-01|work=charts.nz}}</ref> It spent a total of 15 consecutive weeks on the chart.
==Music videos== A music video for "It's All About Me" was directed by G. Thomas Ferguson and Haqq Islam.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8907516/|title=Mya & Sisqo: It's All About Me (1998)|access-date=January 4, 2024|website=IMDBb}}</ref> It begins with Sisqó pulling Mya from a cheering crowd.<ref name="imdb"/> He is seen taking her into a white hallway where she sings and dances while wearing red Chinese clothing.<ref name="imdb"/> In an interview with ''MTV News'', Mýa talked about the concept behind the video: "Sisqó pulls me out of the crowd because I guess I look uninterested, and that's not common, y'know to have people uninterested in such big stars. So, he pulls me out thinking he's gonna make me his lady of the night." "Through the dance and the whole video," she continued, "I tease him and say, 'No, I'm not that kind of girl and if you wanna be with me, you have to make it all about me.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428386/mya-on-sisqo-kid-all-about-me.jhtml|title=Mya On The Sisqo Kid And "All About Me"|access-date=2012-04-15|work=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103093551/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428386/mya-on-sisqo-kid-all-about-me.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref>
In honor of her twenty-fifth anniversary, Mya released "It's All About Me (25th Anniversary Remix)," a heel choreographed music video version. Directed and choreographed by Brian Friedman, it features the singer dancing solo in heels with a mixture of desire and self-assurance.<ref name="ratedrnb">{{cite web|first=Antwane|last=Folk|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2023/06/mya-shares-its-all-about-me-25th-anniversary-remix-video/|title=Mýa Shares 'It's All About Me (25th Anniversary Remix)' Video|date=June 26, 2023|access-date=June 27, 2023|work=Rated R&B}}</ref> Speaking on their collaboration, Mya shared with ''Rated R&B'': "It was a complete full circle moment working with the incredibly dynamic Brian Friedman. We share a history of unforgettable moments, and I couldn’t be more thrilled for our 25th anniversary collaboration."<ref name="ratedrnb"/> Equally, excited about their collaboration as well, Friedman commented, "I was thrilled to hear from Mýa after so many years and without hesitation jumped on board for this special project."<ref name="ratedrnb"/>
==Track listing== All tracks written by Sisqó and Darryl Pearson.<ref name="IAAM"/> {{Track listing| | headline = US CD single / maxi-single<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Mya-Its-All-About-Me/release/1617601|title=Mya – It's All About Me (CD)|access-date=February 26, 2012|website=Discogs}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = It's All About Me | note1 = Radio Version | extra1 = {{hlist|Darryl "Day" Pearson|Sisqó{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length1 = 4:24
| title2 = It's All About Me | note2 = LP Version | extra2 = {{hlist|Pearson|Sisqó{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length2 = 4:26 }} {{Track listing | headline = UK 12" single / European CD single / maxi-single<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Mya-Its-All-About-Me/release/2623049|title=Mya – It's All About Me (Vinyl)|access-date=February 26, 2012|website=Discogs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Mya-Its-All-About-Me/release/1579130|title=Mya – It's All About Me (CD)|access-date=February 26, 2012|website=Discogs}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = It's All About Me | note1 = Radio Version | extra1 = {{hlist|Pearson|Sisqó{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length1 = 4:24
| title2 = It's All About Me | note2 = New R&B Remix Clean | extra2 = {{hlist|Pearson|Sisqó{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length2 = 3:44
| title3 = It's All About Me | note3 = Hula Radio Mix | extra3 = {{hlist|Pearson|Sisqó{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lamar "Hula" Mahone{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length3 = 5:59 }} '''Notes''' *<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> denotes co-producer(s) *<sup>{{note|b|[b]}}</sup> denotes remix producer(s) '''Sample credits''' * "It's All About Me" contains an interpolation of "Moments in Love" by Art of Noise.
==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Mya''.<ref name="IAAM">{{cite AV media notes |title=Mya |year=1998 |publisher=University Music Entertainment, Interscope Records}}</ref>
===Recording=== * Recorded at Silent Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) * Mixed at Studio 56 (Los Angeles, California)
===Personnel=== {{Div col}} *Darryl "DAY" Pearson – production, vocal arrangements *Sisqo – vocal arrangements *Mike Alvord – recording engineer *Kevin Lively – recording engineer assistance *Tom Kidd – mixing {{Div col end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Weekly chart performance for "It's All About Me" !Chart (1998) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Canadadance|19|chartid=7935|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2023}} |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)<ref name="top40.nl">{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1998/week-48|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 48, 1998| publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> |align="center"|18 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|76|artist=Mýa with Sisqó|song=It's All About Me|rowheader=true|access-date=2013-02-10}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|13|artist=Mýa with Sisqó|song=It's All About Me|rowheader=true|access-date=2013-02-10}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=Mya|song=It's All About Me||rowheader=true|access-date=2013-02-10}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|29|artist=Mya|song=It's All About Me||rowheader=true|access-date=2013-02-10}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Mya|song=It's All About Me||rowheader=true|access-date=2013-02-10}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|9|artist=Mya|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2017}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Year-end chart performance for "It's All About Me" !Chart (1998) !Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1998.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126050135/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1998.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-01-26 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1998 |access-date=2010-10-31 |work=Longboredsurfer }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850028|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115092831/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850028|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=1998 Hot 100 Singles|access-date=2012-11-15|work=Billboard.biz}}</ref> |align="center"|49 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4633577-1.html|title=1998 Hot R&b Singles|access-date=2011-07-13|work=AllBusiness}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850350|title=1998 Hot R&B Singles|access-date=2012-11-15|work=Billboard.biz|archive-date=2012-07-22|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722004453/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850350|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"|11 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "It's All About Me"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Mya & Sisqo|title=It's All About Me|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|salesamount=800,000|salesref=<ref name=sales/>}} {{End}}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for "It's All About Me
" |- ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Release date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |- !scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States | March 10, 1998 | CD single | rowspan=6|Interscope {{dot}} Polydor | <ref name="billboarddebut">{{cite magazine |last=Samuels |first=Anita M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21 |title='Messages' Mark Mya's Debut |magazine=Billboard |volume=110 |issue=15 |date=April 11, 1998 |pages=21; 24 |issn=0006-2510 |accessdate=September 22, 2023}}</ref> |- |March 17, 1998 |Urban radio |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/98/RR-1998-03-13-OCR-Page-0052.pdf|title=Urban Action|publisher=American Radio History|date=March 13, 1998|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> |- |May 12, 1998 |CHR/Pop |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/98/RR-1998-05-08-OCR-Page-0043.pdf|title=CHR/Pop|publisher=American Radio History|date=May 8, 1998|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| United Kingdom |September 4, 1998 |rowspan=2| CD Single |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-All-About-Me-Mya/dp/B00004WO7D|title=Mya - It's All About Me - Amazon.com |publisher=Amazon UK |date=September 4, 1998 |access-date=August 2, 2018}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Germany | September 25, 1998 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Its-All-About-Me-Mya/dp/B00004WO7D|title=Mya - It's All About Me - Amazon.com |publisher=Amazon Germany |date=September 25, 1998 |access-date=August 2, 2018}}</ref> |-
!scope="row"| United Kingdom | November 2, 1998 |Radio |<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-10-10-S-OCR.pdf#page=10|date=October 10, 1998|title=Autumn Release Schedule|magazine=Music Week|page=8|access-date=May 18, 2020}}</ref> |}
==See also== *List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 1998
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.myamya.com MyaMya.com] — official site
{{Mýa songs}} {{Sisqó}}
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Category:1998 songs Category:1998 debut singles Category:Mýa songs Category:Sisqó songs Category:Interscope Records singles Category:Songs written by Darryl Pearson (musician) Category:Songs written by Sisqó Category:Male–female vocal duets