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#41. 702 - Where My Girls At? - 6.883
Highest: 11 (@londonrain) 10 x 7 (@Sprockrooster, @iheartpoptarts, @ohdenny, @Robsolete, @slaybellz, @Conan)
Lowest: 2 x 2 (@Elysium, @Shockbox)
Song Charted: #4 USA // #5 Canada // #22 UK // #11 USA Year-End (1999)
Certified: Gold (USA)
Where My Girls At? was released as the group's lead single for their self-titled second album and remains their most well-known song by far. It was originally intended to be on TLC's Fanmail and was written and produced by Missy Elliott.
(8) - I have small story behind why I know and love this tune. My best friend throughout high school was a metalhead (like me at the time). Our favorite bands at the time were Korn, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, Linkin Park, System of a Down, etc. He still listens to all of that and also classic rock like Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, etc. However, for some damn reason we always would play this song. At the time I thought we were enjoying it ironically, but when I look back on it I seriously think we actually stanned for the song. He, my brother (who always hung out with us), and I would crank it up whenever it came on the radio and we all knew every word. Then would jam out to Slipknot afterwards. Life's unexplained anomalies.
Nah Normani, these scores are starting to get boring.
(2) - Never heard of this group or song until this rate. No wonder. Boooorrriiinnngggg.
Yeah but the chorus gives everyone instant-swag just by getting their life to it, so no.
(3.5) - Why are they walking down that corridor in black so meekly? There’s no purpose or swagger. You’re meant to be popstars! It’s also not good that this is my first impression of them rather than critiquing the song.
Mutya wanted a drug-bawp and was left disappointed.
(4) - Oh they're not singing "tryna take my meds". Boring
This how I felt when I first heard "Like Mariah".
(4.5) - Hmmmmm this starts off questionably with that tuneless mumbling and it… uh… doesn't get much better.
This how I felt when listening to most of Taller.
(5) - pleasant enough, nothing special.
At least Frankie had taste back in the day.
(6) - I used to love this so fucking much, thinking it was fierce, but I fail to see why I got excited back then. It’s a nice little throwback to the early ‘00s, but other than that it ain’t all that. And those vocals… Gurls.
Nadine remembers the days when we'd have the blank cassette ready to record our radio favorites.
(9.5) - Always reminds me of playing the radio until I would fall asleep in my Buzz-Lightyear themed top bunk. I never explored 702 outside of this. I do wish TLC recorded it (so does Chili!) like originally intended because then it would probably be better remembered.
Thank you Cheryl! This is exactly what I'm talking about!
(10) - if you play this song at a party, everyone in their 20s will sing the chorus together. this is a proven fact.
It's really one of those "it doesn't matter who you" are songs.
I don't even recall telling Baby Spice the story behind this. I'm impressed she remembered.
(10) - Didn’t you randomly stan for this back in your Linkin Park days? I would’ve been right there with you!
You girls are on fire today, because Diana has the exact same kind of memories.
(10) - This bringing so much memories. It wasnot one of the first moments RnB managed to break through my rock-based music life. Both 'The Boy Is Mine' and 'Case of the Ex' fall in this category and together with this song form a holy trinity for 90's RnB. Going back to this decade later in life also gave me the likes of Janet, but those three songs cemented it all together.
Songs like "Keep Holding On", "Everytime We Touch", and a few others were when I was ready to become a full-on pop fan, but songs like this, "Torn", "Genie In A Bottle", "Candy", and some others were back when I secretly/subconsciously stanned for pop.
Keisha got to live her dreams out with the Sugababes.
(11) - I had dreams of walking down corridors with my bandmates singing this with maximum sass. This fit perfectly into the R&B landscape of the time, and it's a real shame nothing else they did matched its success (although the album was solid).
#41. 702 - Where My Girls At? - 6.883
Highest: 11 (@londonrain) 10 x 7 (@Sprockrooster, @iheartpoptarts, @ohdenny, @Robsolete, @slaybellz, @Conan)
Lowest: 2 x 2 (@Elysium, @Shockbox)
Song Charted: #4 USA // #5 Canada // #22 UK // #11 USA Year-End (1999)
Certified: Gold (USA)
Where My Girls At? was released as the group's lead single for their self-titled second album and remains their most well-known song by far. It was originally intended to be on TLC's Fanmail and was written and produced by Missy Elliott.
(8) - I have small story behind why I know and love this tune. My best friend throughout high school was a metalhead (like me at the time). Our favorite bands at the time were Korn, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, Linkin Park, System of a Down, etc. He still listens to all of that and also classic rock like Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, etc. However, for some damn reason we always would play this song. At the time I thought we were enjoying it ironically, but when I look back on it I seriously think we actually stanned for the song. He, my brother (who always hung out with us), and I would crank it up whenever it came on the radio and we all knew every word. Then would jam out to Slipknot afterwards. Life's unexplained anomalies.
Nah Normani, these scores are starting to get boring.
(2) - Never heard of this group or song until this rate. No wonder. Boooorrriiinnngggg.
Yeah but the chorus gives everyone instant-swag just by getting their life to it, so no.
(3.5) - Why are they walking down that corridor in black so meekly? There’s no purpose or swagger. You’re meant to be popstars! It’s also not good that this is my first impression of them rather than critiquing the song.
Mutya wanted a drug-bawp and was left disappointed.
(4) - Oh they're not singing "tryna take my meds". Boring
This how I felt when I first heard "Like Mariah".
(4.5) - Hmmmmm this starts off questionably with that tuneless mumbling and it… uh… doesn't get much better.
This how I felt when listening to most of Taller.
(5) - pleasant enough, nothing special.
At least Frankie had taste back in the day.
(6) - I used to love this so fucking much, thinking it was fierce, but I fail to see why I got excited back then. It’s a nice little throwback to the early ‘00s, but other than that it ain’t all that. And those vocals… Gurls.
Nadine remembers the days when we'd have the blank cassette ready to record our radio favorites.
(9.5) - Always reminds me of playing the radio until I would fall asleep in my Buzz-Lightyear themed top bunk. I never explored 702 outside of this. I do wish TLC recorded it (so does Chili!) like originally intended because then it would probably be better remembered.
Thank you Cheryl! This is exactly what I'm talking about!
(10) - if you play this song at a party, everyone in their 20s will sing the chorus together. this is a proven fact.
It's really one of those "it doesn't matter who you" are songs.
I don't even recall telling Baby Spice the story behind this. I'm impressed she remembered.
(10) - Didn’t you randomly stan for this back in your Linkin Park days? I would’ve been right there with you!
You girls are on fire today, because Diana has the exact same kind of memories.
(10) - This bringing so much memories. It wasnot one of the first moments RnB managed to break through my rock-based music life. Both 'The Boy Is Mine' and 'Case of the Ex' fall in this category and together with this song form a holy trinity for 90's RnB. Going back to this decade later in life also gave me the likes of Janet, but those three songs cemented it all together.
Songs like "Keep Holding On", "Everytime We Touch", and a few others were when I was ready to become a full-on pop fan, but songs like this, "Torn", "Genie In A Bottle", "Candy", and some others were back when I secretly/subconsciously stanned for pop.
Keisha got to live her dreams out with the Sugababes.
(11) - I had dreams of walking down corridors with my bandmates singing this with maximum sass. This fit perfectly into the R&B landscape of the time, and it's a real shame nothing else they did matched its success (although the album was solid).
