Make Me a Song

"Make Me a Song"
"Make Me a Song"
Single by Kiley Dean
Released	May 6, 2003
Recorded	Westlake Studios
Length	3:16
Label	Beatclub; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Candice Nelson; Eric Seats; Kiley Dean; Rapture Stewart; Stephen Garrett; Tim Mosley; Walter Millsap;
Producer(s)	Timbaland
Kiley Dean singles chronology

"Make Me a Song" is a song by American singer Kiley Dean. It was written by Candice Nelson, Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap and Timbaland for her unreleased debut album Simple Girl, while production was helmed by the latter, with additional production by Scott Storch. The song references "Rock the Boat" (2001) by American R&B singer Aaliyah. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Stephen "Static Major" Garrett, Eric Seats, and Rapture Stewart are also credited as songwriters. A rhythmic and lyrical push and pull in which Dean describes her journey to the studio to find the perfect melody and beat, it also references to Aaliyah's "Young Nation", Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On", Tweet's "Call Me" and Bubba Sparxxx's "Hootnanny". "Make Me a Song" peaked at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Music video

In the video, Dean goes throughout her day in the studio. Two versions of the video were released: a TV version and an internet version. Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Bubba Sparxxx and Brandy make cameos in the video.

Track listing

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Make Me a Song" (Radio Edit)	3:16
2.	"Make Me a Song" (Instrumental)	4:06

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of "Make Me a Song."[2]

Kiley Dean – backing vocals, lead vocals, writer
Jimmy Douglass – recording engineer
Aaron Fessel – recording engineer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
Stephen Garrett – writer
Tim "Timbaland" Mosley – backing vocals, producer, writer

Candice Nelson – writer
Eric Seats – writer
Rapture Stewart – writer
Scott Storch – co-producer
Anthony Zeller – recording engineer assistant

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Make Me a Song"
Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	99
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]	54

References

"Kiley Dean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
Make Me a Song (booklet). Kiley Dean. Beat Club Records, Interscope Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Kiley Dean Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2011.

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[Billboardhot100-1] "Kiley Dean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

[liner_notes-2] Make Me a Song (booklet). Kiley Dean. Beat Club Records, Interscope Records. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Billboardrandbhiphop-3] "Kiley Dean Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2011.