Weak (SWV song)

"Weak" is a song recorded by American R&B vocal trio SWV for their debut studio album It's About Time (1992). It was written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan, who composed the lyrics based on a young person falling in love for the first time. [2] Morgan originally wrote the song for Charlie Wilson, but he later decided to give the song to SWV. Morgan revealed that Coko did not like the song and gave him attitude during the recording of the single.[3]

"Weak"
Single by SWV
from the album It's About Time
B-side	"SMV (In the House)" "I'm So into You"
Released	April 16, 1993 (1993-04-16)[1]
Recorded	December 1991–early 1992
Genre	R&B pop soul
Length	4:51
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Brian Alexander Morgan
Producer(s)	Brian Alexander Morgan
SWV singles chronology
"I'm So into You" (1992) "Weak" (1993) "Right Here/Human Nature" (1993)

"Weak" was released as the third single from It's About Time, following the commercial success of "I'm So into You". It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in July 1993, ending the two-month-long reign of Janet Jackson's "That's the Way Love Goes". It sold over one million copies domestically and was awarded a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for two weeks. Outside the US, the single reached number six on the New Zealand Singles Charts, number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, number 42 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number 94 on the Australian Singles Chart.

Billboard named the song number 72 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[4]

Track listing and formats

US CD maxi single

1. Weak (Radio Edit) – 4:15
2. Weak (Bam Jam Jeep Mix) – 4:35
3. Weak (R-N-B Radio Mix) – 4:39
4. Weak (Bam Jam Extended Jeep Mix) – 4:54
5. Weak (Down Mix) – 4:34
6. Weak (Album Version) – 4:51

Germany CD maxi single

1. Weak (R-N-B Mix) – 4:44
2. Weak (Bam Jam Extended Jeep Mix) – 6:00
3. SMV (In the House) – 2:58
4. I'm So into You – 4:38

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993–1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 94 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 42 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 81 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 6 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 33 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 1 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[11] 22 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 2 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Billboard Hot 100[15] 6 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 6 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[17] 59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1993 (USA)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1993 (U.S.)

References

1. "American single certifications – S.W.V. – Weak". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 6, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
2. Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the '90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
3. Greene, Andy. "The WTF Comeback of SWV". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
4. "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2200." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. July 3, 1993. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
8. "Charts.nz – SWV – Weak". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
10. "SWV Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
11. "SWV Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
12. "SWV Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
13. "SWV Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
14. "SWV Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
15. "Billboard Top 100 – 1993". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
16. "1993 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Retrieved 2012-01-27.
17. Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics