"And I" is a song written by Ciara for her debut album "Goodies."
The song was written by Ciara & produced by Adonis Shropshire. It was released as the last single from the album on July 25, 2005 in North America.
The song was originally the third choice for the fourth single.
Song Background[]
Ciara has mentioned in an interview that "Thug Style", "Hotline" or "Pick up the Phone" would be released as the fourth single.
When she suggested "And I" to executives at her previous record label LaFace Records, they were unhappy because they wanted "Next to You" to be the fourth single.
Music Video[]
The music video for "And I" was directed by the Fat Cats and filmed May 2005. It is loosely based on the 1992 Whitney Houston film "The Bodyguard."
It takes place in a forest and on the set of a music video.
Carmelo Anthony, (who portrays Ciara's boyfriend) is flirting with other women while Ciara is filming her music video.
When her bodyguard takes Ciara to visit her boyfriend in her trailer, he opens the door and sees the boyfriend kissing another woman. The bodyguard tells her not to go inside.
When she realizes he has been cheating on her, Ciara sits on a log under lights that have been rigged to fall on her.
Earlier in the video, a man had been acting strangely whilst Ciara was signing autographs.
Her bodyguard saves her just before the lights fall and Ciara holds him in her arms.
Chart Performance[]
At the time of the U.S. release of "And I," Ciara's collaboration with Bow Wow on his song "Like You" and her collaboration with Missy Elliott on her song "Lose Control" were at the height of their popularity.
The song peaked at 96 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and 27 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart which were relatively poor positions compared to those attained by the first three singles from the album "Goodies."
It was not released outside North America because of this and it is Ciara's least successful single.