"Floetic" is the debut single by

Floetry Floetry were an English contemporary R&B, R&B duo comprising Marsha Ambrosius ("the Songstress") and The Floacist, Natalie Stewart ("the Floacist"). The group recorded two studio albums, one live album, and sold over 1,500,000 records worldwid ...

, released in August 2002. It is from their debut studio album of the same name, and was written primarily by lead singer

Marsha Ambrosius Marsha Ambrosius-Billups, born Marsha Angelique Ambrosius (born 8 August 1977) is an English singer and songwriter. She began her music career in the early 2000s with Floetry, achieving both critical acclaim and commercial success. Following the ...

. The song contains a sample of the

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cover of

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "the Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arrangement, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roa ...

s song " Born to Be Blue". It peaked at No. 29 on the ''

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'' R&B chart in 2002. In 2003, the song was nominated for

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s for Best R&B Song and Best Urban/Alternative Performance, but lost to " Love of My Life" by

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and

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; and " Little Things" by India.Arie, respectively.

Music video

The official

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for the song was directed by Marc Klasfeld.

Chart positions

References

External links

* * 2002 songs 2002 debut singles DreamWorks Records singles Floetry songs Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Polydor Records singles Songs written by Marsha Ambrosius Songs written by Mel Tormé Songs written by Robert Wells (songwriter) {{2000s-R&B-song-stub