It Kills Me

"It Kills Me" is a R&B single by Melanie Fiona as the second U.S. single (third in Canada after "Give It to Me Right") from The Bridge. The track spent nine weeks as number-one on the US Billboard R&B singles chart.[1] The track also peaked just outside the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 43. Fiona received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the track, however, the Grammy was awarded to Beyoncé for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". The song samples "(Hey There) Lonely Girl" by The Softones.

"It Kills Me"
Single by Melanie Fiona
from the album The Bridge
ReleasedJuly 22, 2009
GenreR&B, soul
Length4:10
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jay Fenix
  • Andrea Martin
Melanie Fiona singles chronology
"Give It to Me Right"
(2009)		 "It Kills Me"
(2009)		 "Monday Morning"
(2009)
Music video
"It Kills Me" Video on YouTube

The official remix features rapper Ghostface Killah.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[2] 39
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Position
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] 11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. https://www.billboard.com/artist/melanie-fiona/chart-history/
  2. "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  5. "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. "2010 Year End Chart: Adult R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  8. "American single certifications – Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me". Recording Industry Association of America. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2021.


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