Released October 22, 2002 Length 4:07 | Genre Hip hop Writer(s) Smilez and Southstar | |
Format CD single, digital download Label Trans Continental Records | ||
"Tell Me" is a hip hop song written and performed by the hip-hop duo Smilez and Southstar for their debut studio album, Crash the Party (2002). "Tell Me" was released in early 2003 as the album's second single to decent success and heavy airplay. To date, "Tell Me" is Smilez and Southstar's only and most successful single, earning the descriptor of "one-hit wonder." The song reached number 100 on Complex's list of the 100 best hip-hop one-hit wonders. The song's instrumental is based on a sample from the song "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" performed by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
Chart performance
"Tell Me" entered the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart at number 29 and peaked at that position for two weeks before declining. Additionally, "Tell Me" reached number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Rap Songs charts respectively.