Dedicated (song)

"Dedicated"
"Dedicated"
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
from the album Born into the 90's
Released	January 1993
Recorded	1991
Genre	R&B
Length	4:40
Label	Jive
Songwriter	R. Kelly
Producer	R. Kelly
R. Kelly and Public Announcement singles chronology

1993 single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement

"Dedicated" is a song by American singer, songwriter, and record producer R. Kelly and his group Public Announcement from their debut collaboration album, Born into the 90's (1992). The song was written and produced by Kelly, dedicated to his mother, Joanne Kelly, who died in 1993.^[1] It was released by Jive Records in January 1993 as the fifth and last single from the album.^[2] The single was a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and peaked at numbers 31 and 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, becoming the album's best charting single on the pop chart. An accompanying music video was released in January 1993.^[3] It was Kelly's first music video to be added to regular rotation by MTV.^[4] "Dedicated" was used in the 1993 film Menace II Society.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	9
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	8
US Cash Box Top 100^[8]	36

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	41

References

^ Heath, Chris (January 20, 2016). "The Confessions Of R. Kelly". GQ. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^ "Bubbling Under Hot R&B Singles" (PDF). Billboard. January 16, 1993. p. 21.
^ "The Clip List" (PDF). Billboard. February 6, 1993. p. 40.
^ "Jive's R. Kelly is Announced To Pop Audience" (PDF). Billboard. May 1, 1993. p. 85.
^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 38. May 29, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

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[1] Heath, Chris (January 20, 2016). "The Confessions Of R. Kelly". GQ. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[2] "Bubbling Under Hot R&B Singles" (PDF). Billboard. January 16, 1993. p. 21.

[3] "The Clip List" (PDF). Billboard. February 6, 1993. p. 40.

[4] "Jive's R. Kelly is Announced To Pop Audience" (PDF). Billboard. May 1, 1993. p. 85.

[sc_Billboardhot100_R._Kelly-5] "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_R._Kelly-6] "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_R._Kelly-7] "R. Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard.

[8] "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 38. May 29, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[9] "The Year in Music 1993" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.