I'm Real (Jennifer Lopez song)

"I'm Real" is a song by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez from her second album J.Lo. It is an electropop and R&B song. It samples the 1978 song "Firecracker" by Yellow Magic Orchestra.[2] Fellow singer Mariah Carey was going to use this sample for her single "Loverboy", but "I'm Real" was released first.

"I'm Real"
Song by Jennifer Lopez
from J.Lo"
ReleasedMay 24, 2001
Genre
Length4:54 (album version)
3:16 (radio edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Cory Rooney
  • L.E.S.
  • Troy Oliver[1]
Producer(s)
  • Cory Rooney
  • L.E.S.
  • Troy Oliver
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
""Ain't It Funny"
(2001)
I'm Real ""Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)"
(2002)
"I'm Real" at YouTube

The song was later released as a remix featuring rapper Ja Rule, called "I'm Real (Murder Remix)". It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten in the UK and Canada.

I'm Real (Murder Remix)

"I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
Song by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
from J.Lo and J to tha L-O!: The Remixes"
B-side
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)
Genre
Length4:22
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Irv Gotti
  • Cory Rooney
"I'm Real (Murder Remix)" at YouTube

"I'm Real (Murder Remix)" is a remix of "I'm Real" featuring rapper Ja Rule. It is featured on the J.Lo album and her first remix album, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes. The song samples "All Night Long" by R&B girl group The Mary Jane Girls and "Mary Jane" by R&B singer Rick James. It is different from the original version because it is slower and has a more hip hop-sounding style. The song also got some bad press with Lopez saying the word "niggas" doing the third verse.

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3] 3
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 25
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[5] 8
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[6] 5
Brazil Top 20 Singles[7] 9
Canadian Hot 100[8] 6
Danish Singles Chart[9] 8
Dutch Singles Chart[10] 2
European Hot 100 Singles[11] 9
Finnish Singles Chart[12] 16
French Singles Chart[13] 3
German Singles Chart[14] 11
Irish Singles Chart[15] 13
Italian Singles Chart[16] 16
New Zealand Singles Chart[17] 3
Norwegian Singles Chart[18] 4
Polish Singles Chart[19] 27
Romanian Singles Chart[20] 20
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[21] 7
Swedish Singles Chart[22] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[23] 6
U.K. Singles Chart[24] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[25] 1
U.S. Latin Pop Songs[25] 28
U.S. Mainstream Top 40[25] 1
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[25] 2
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[26] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
Australian Singles Chart[27] 53
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)[28] 82
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia)[29] 62
Germany Singles Chart[30] 80
Netherlands Mega Single Top 100[31] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 75
Switzerland Singles Chart[33] 57
US Billboard Hot 100[34] 5
Chart (2002) Position
Australian Singles Chart[35] 41
French Singles Chart[36] 44

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000s) Position
Dutch Singles Chart[37] 80
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 30

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[39] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[40] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[41] Silver 171,000*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[42] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Silver 200,000^

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[44] September 4, 2001 12" Epic
Austria[45] October 29, 2001 Maxi single Sony
Germany[45]
Switzerland[45]

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