A Woman's Worth
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| Single by Alicia Keys from the album Songs in A Minor |
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| Released | February 12, 2002 | ||||
| Format | CD single, 12" maxi single | ||||
| Genre | R&B, soul | ||||
| Length | 5:03 | ||||
| Label | J | ||||
| Writer(s) | Alicia Keys, Erika Rose | ||||
| Producer | Alicia Keys | ||||
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| from the album Unplugged | |||||
| Length | 3:30 | ||||
| Label | J | ||||
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"A Woman's Worth" is an R&B–soul song written by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and Erika Rose for Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001). Released as the album's second single in February 2002, it was produced by Keys, won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song in the same year.
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[edit] Release
"A Woman's Worth" was released in 2002, and reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 2002 Grammy Awards ceremony, Keys performed both "Fallin'" and a tango-influenced version of "A Woman's Worth." Keys took five Grammy Awards that night.
[edit] Music video
The single's music video, directed by Chris Robinson was a staple of BET and MTV2 in 2002. Unlike many other contemporary R&B videos, the video for "A Woman's Worth"'s video was a low-key clip with no dancing. It was nominated for Best R&B Video and Best Cinematography at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.
[edit] Plot
The video's plot continues from Keys' previous video, "Fallin'."
As Keys' boyfriend is coming out of jail, he is filled with frustration because of his unsuccessful attempt at finding a job. In the meantime, Keys realizes that he is not paying much attention to her, therefore she is worried that her boyfriend is putting his job frustration first before his girlfriend, which Keys explains in the line, "You will lose if you choose to refuse to put her first."
The video opens with Keys walking down the street and singing "Fallin'" while listening to it in her headphones. A street kid sees her and joins her saying, "Hey yo shorty, what's up? You looking good today. So you gon' give me some time or what?" Keys responds, "What you talking about, shorty? What you know about a woman's worth?" The song starts right after that, showing Keys in her apartment, playing the piano and singing.
In the next shot, her boyfriend is frustrated that he could not find a job and so runs into his friends on the street, who mock his formal clothes. He comes home angrily, does not see Keys by the door, and passes by her.
The scene then jumps to an old lady walking down the street, struggling with her grocery bags. A young man comes behind her and helps her.
Back in Keys' apartment, both Keys and her boyfriend are sitting on the couch while she grooms him. In this particular scene, Keys sings the line, "I'll hold you down when it gets rough" (the original line, as heard on her album, is "I'll hold you down when shit gets rough").
The next scene shows the street kid from the beginning of the video having dinner with his parents. He sees that his parents are in conflict and they start to argue in front of the boy. The father then slams his plate of food into the floor and leaves home, leaving his wife in tears and the child in shock. He subsequently comes into his mother's bedroom so as to console her. Intercut shots show Keys outside an apartment building in a courtyard by herself with her piano while singing.
The boy then is walking down the street in the pouring rain at night when he sees Keys talking on a payphone. He shares his umbrella with her, and the two start walking together.
The video ends with Keys singing the final chorus of the song.
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[edit] References
- ^ Songs in A Minor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Alicia Keys – A Woman's Worth – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Chart Data: Alicia Keys. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ De Nederlandse Top 40 – week 6 – 2002 (Dutch). Radio 538. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Single (track) Top 10 lista – 2002. 22. hét (Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ The Irish Charts. IRMA. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ United World Chart – singles & airplay – week 11 / 2002. Media Traffic. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives: February 16, 2002. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
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