“I Try”
Single by Macy Gray from the album On How Life Is
Released	September 27, 1999 (Int'l release) February 29, 2000 (United States)
Format	Digital download, CD single, 12" maxi single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Soul
Length	3:59
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Macy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna, Jinsoo Lim, David Wilder
Producer	Andrew Slater
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Do Something" (1999) "I Try" (1999) "Still" (2000)

"I Try" is the second single from Macy Gray's debut album On How Life Is, released in 1999 internationally, but not becoming a hit in the United States until 2000. Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American On How Life Is is the debut album by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American " Do Something " is the Lead single from Macy Gray 's debut album On How Life Is, released in 1999 " Still " is the third single from Macy Gray 's debut album On How Life Is, released in 2000 Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American On How Life Is is the debut album by American R&B / soul singer Macy Gray, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was Gray's biggest hit to date. It peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, number five in the United States, and number one in both Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.

At the 2000 Grammy Awards, "I Try" won "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", and was also nominated for "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year". The 42nd Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry

"I Try" was released in the UK on two CD singles including remixes and the B-side "Don't Come Around". The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 References

Music video

The video for the song, directed by Mark Romanek, depicts Gray waking up, buying flowers, and traveling through New York City to meet a man in a park. At one point she is seen entering a Lexington Avenue subway entrance, which at the time served the 6, E and F lines. Lexington Avenue, often abbreviated by New Yorkers as "Lex" is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries The Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan The E Eighth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The F Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The platform which her train arrives on, however, is the 63rd Street Connector which would indeed become the Lexington Avenue F line stop one year later. The F Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway.

On the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was nominated on the "Best Female Video" and "Best Art Direction" fields.

Due to the touching lyrics and melody of "I Try", the song was eventually used in the "Goodbye (2)" episode of the American sitcom Spin City, originally aired on May 24, 2000. Spin City is an American Sitcom Television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It was played as the background music in the final bar scene where Michael J. Fox's character Michael Patrick Flaherty leaves the show. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Michael Patrick Flaherty is a Fictional character played by Michael J

Track listing

CD 1

1. "I Try" (Album Version)
2. "I Try" (Full Crew Mix)
3. "Don't Come Around"

CD 2

1. "I Try" (Album Version)
2. "I Try" (JayDee Remix)
3. "I Try" (Bob Power Remix)

Import CD single

1. "I Try"
2. "Rather Hazy"
3. "I Try" (Full Crew Mix - Extended 2 - No Vocoder)

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart[1]	1
UK Singles Chart[2]	6
Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3]	1
Ö3 Austria Top 40[3]	3
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders)[3]	23
Canadian Singles Chart[4]	19
Dutch Top 40[5]	39
French Singles Chart[3]	29
German Singles Chart[6]	16
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3]	1
Norwegian VG-lista[3]	5
Swedish Singles Chart[3]	52
Swiss Singles Chart[3]	13
United World Chart[7]	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	5
U. The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Ultratop 50 is the chart of best selling singles in Flanders. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the US-based music sales tracking company Nielsen SoundScan. The Dutch Top 40 ( Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly Music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40" because the Pirate radio channel Radio This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The official Music Charts in Germany are collected and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft (Federal New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ is a non-profit trade association of Record producers, distributors and recording artists in New Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional VG-lista is a Norwegian Record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the NRK program Topp 20. Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names is since October 2007 the Swedish national Record chart, based Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[8]	21
U. The Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4]	21

References

Preceded by "Everyday I Love You" by Boyzone	Irish Singles Chart number-one single December 11, 1999	Succeeded by "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" by Westlife
Preceded by "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65	ARIA (Australia) number-one single (first run) January 16, 2000 – January 23, 2000	Succeeded by "Mascara"/"Leave Me Alone" by Killing Heidi
Preceded by "S Club Party" by S Club 7	RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single January 30, 2000	Succeeded by "What a Girl Wants" by Christina Aguilera
Preceded by "Mascara"/"Leave Me Alone" by Killing Heidi	ARIA (Australia) number-one single (second run) February 20, 2000	Succeeded by "Bloke" by Chris Franklin

Boyzone are an Irish boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) " I Have a Dream " which had the working titles "I Know a Song" and "Take Me in Your Armpit" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA " Seasons in the Sun " is a song made famous as a worldwide hit Song for Terry Jacks in 1974. Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. " Blue (Da Ba Dee " is a single by Italian group Eiffel 65. Eiffel 65 was an Italian Eurodance / Italodance three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for their international hit " Blue The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. These are the number-one songs of 2000 in the Australian ARIA singles chart Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Killing Heidi is an Australian rock band from Violet Town, Victoria. S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, was a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, was a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ is a non-profit trade association of Record producers, distributors and recording artists in New This is the list of the Number 1 hit singles of 2000 in New Zealand starting with the first chart dated 16 January 2000 until the 24 December 2000 Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. " What a Girl Wants " is the second single from Christina Aguilera 's debut album Christina Aguilera. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. These are the number-one songs of 2000 in the Australian ARIA singles chart Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Chris Franklin is an Australian stand up comedian and former Sailor for the Royal Australian Navy.

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