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Aaliyah's "Miss You" #1 On Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Singles Chart; "Miss You" #1 Call Out Record At Top 40 For 3 Weeks.


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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2003

I Care 4 U, The Certified See certification.  Platinum Greatest Hit Set Features Music

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 and 6 Unreleased Tracks

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To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise.



[From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen,
 show of love for Aaliyah, fans, radio and video outlets have made "Miss You," the first single from the singer's greatest hits set, I Care 4 U an across the board hit.

The single is #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks chart.

#1 at radio in New York New York, state, United States
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, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit, the single's recent showing is a continuation of the song's early out-of-the-box success. Upon its release, "Miss You" was the #1 most added song at rhythm crossover Crossover

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 at 45 stations and #2 most added at CHR/Pop radio with 29 monitored stations, the most ever for the artist. The single has also been the #1 call out record at Top 40 radio. And the story is equally impressive at video. The video for the song has consistently been number one on BET's 106 & Park's Top 10 countdown and was the number one most played video on BET last week.

I Care 4 U, which reached platinum status in two weeks, is Aaliyah's fastest growing album. Written and produced by Johnta Austin and Teddy Bishop, "Miss You" is the first single from I Care 4 U, a collection of Aaliyah's greatest hits and previously unreleased music, released by Blackground/Universal last month.

Included on the album are the hits "Try Again," "Back and Forth," "One In a Million," "R U That Somebody," "At Your Best (You Are Love)," "More Than a Woman," and "I Care 4 U" as well as six previously unreleased tracks. Featured on the DVD, which was included with the initial shipment of the CD, are the music videos for "Try Again" and "One In A Million." A portion of the proceeds from I Care 4 U will be donated do·nate  
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To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.

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To make a contribution to a fund or cause.
 to the Aaliyah Memorial Foundation which benefits the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Harlem.
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