"When I Met You" received positive reviews from music critics. And if I hadn’t went through the things I went through before then I wouldn’t know how special you are." Reception This part of the track includes lines such as: "I still remember the day, it was beautiful. Throughout the single, Fantasia reveals her personal "journey to happiness" by singing, "When I met you, I met me too." She also shares memories of her past heartbreaks using lyrics such as: “Listen to me when I tell you/Without him there would be no you/So yes, I thank my ex a little still." The song ends with a spoken word monologue, in which Fantasia details the first time she met Taylor. The song's lyrics revolve around the pursuit of love, functioning as an ode to Fantasia's husband Kendall Taylor. PopCrush's Matthew Scott Donnelly identified the single as an "early '90s benevolent R&B-pop" song that reveals "how a relationship restored sense of self". Its instrumentation includes "snap- cadences and strings". The track was described as "reflective" by a writer from Rap-Up and 's Donovan. It is composed in the key of C-sharp minor and has a tempo of 80 beats per minute.
Problems playing this file? See media help.Īn R&B and pop song, "When I Met You" is a mid-tempo, ballad that is four minutes and 33 seconds in length. Composition and lyrics Ī sample of the song, which features a spoken word portion on Fantasia's first meeting with her husband the track is backed by "snap- cadences and strings". "When I Met You" became the album's third and last single, and was sent to urban adult contemporary radio stations on January 17, 2017. Ultimately, they voted for "Sleeping with the One I Love", which was released as the second single instead of "When I Met You".
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She proceeded to conduct polls during a series of radio interviews, asking listeners to choose which track they wanted to be released. Fantasia disagreed with the label's decision, preferring to release the song " Sleeping with the One I Love" instead. RCA executives had originally intended to release "When I Met You" as the second single from Fantasia's fifth studio album, The Definition Of. Peter Mokran mixed the vocals, assisted by Chandler Harrod. The single was engineered by Fair and Pat Thrall, with strings supplied by Steve Genewick. Fair, who played the bass, harmonica, and piano, also arranged and produced Fantasia's vocals while acting as the conductor of the string section. played guitar on the track, while Feemster played the organ and programmed the drums. "When I Met You" was written by Priscilla Hamilton and Ron Feemster, who produced the track with Ron Fair. The music video received positive reviews from critics, who found it appropriate for Valentine's Day. The 1990s-inspired music video follows Fantasia as she develops a crush on a classmate before maturing and ultimately marrying her childhood friend instead. The single peaked at number 18 on the Adult R&B Airplay Billboard chart.ĭirected by Derek Blanks, the single's accompanying music video features Fantasia's daughter Zion, who plays a younger version of her mother husband Kendall Taylor and Kairo Whitfield, son of The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Shereé Whitfield, also appear in the video as Fantasia's love interests. Music critics responded positively to "When I Met You", praising Fantasia's vocal performance and influences incorporated from earlier R&B artists. It was inspired by Fantasia's relationship with husband Kendall Taylor. Fantasia preferred " Sleeping with the One I Love" (2016) and convinced the record label to release it as the second single instead after surveying listeners during various radio interviews.īacked by bass, harmonica, and an organ, the mid-tempo, R&B and pop song's lyrics focus on finding love again in the wake of past heartbreak. RCA executives had originally wanted to release it as the second single from The Definition Of.
It was released on January 17, 2017, as the album's third single. " When I Met You" is a song recorded by American singer Fantasia for her fifth studio album, The Definition Of.