"Just Right for Me" is a song by American singer Monica, featuring guest vocals from rapper

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. It was written by Monica and Lil Wayne along with

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and Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones for her seventh studio album '' Code Red'' (2015), while production was helmed by the latter. The song contains a sample of the 1968 song "Much Better Off" by American vocal group

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. Due to the inclusion of the sample, its writers

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and

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are also credited as songwriters. The song was released as ''Code Red''s first and only single in May 2015. "Just Right for Me" received generally positive reviews from music critics but was less successful on the charts, reaching number 18 on the US ''Billboard''

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and number twelve on the

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chart, becoming Monica's fourth top twenty entry but also her lowest-charting lead single yet. An accompanying music video for "Just Right for Me" was directed by The Rite Brothers and filmed at Lil Wayne's private

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in late 2015.

Critical reception

Upon its premiere, ''

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'' remarked that "the rambunctious club track starts out with a stellar verse from Weezy – and Monica’s buttery vocals bring it all home".

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found that "Monica sounds bulletproof as she belts about fully accepting a loved one" on the track. Matthew Trammell from ''

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'' felt that "Just Right For Me" recalls "the summertime spunk of " So Gone" with the earnestness that buoyed her debut album, '' Miss Thang''. The Polow Da Don-produced single loops up a warm soul sample, and Lil Wayne holds the door open." ''

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'' writer Gia Peppers declared the "hard-hitting, hip hop fused song sure to be a summer hit."

Commercial performance

"Just Right for Me" world premiered on

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's programme ''Lift Off'' on May 18, 2015. It peaked at number 12 on the US

chart, becoming Monica's fourth single to reach the top twenty, while also reaching number 18 on the

chart. In 2016, Monica released the original remix version of the song on her

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account with an additional verse from rapper

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Music video

The music video for "Just Right for Me" was filmed by The Rite Brothers, consisting of director Colin Quinn and first assistant director Sam Green. Primarily filmed at Lil Wayne's private

in the

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, it was premiered on November 5, 2015. Commenting on its release, Monica stated: "I am very proud of the 'Just Right for Me' video because it showcases my love for R&B music and

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's love for skateboarding in a fun, raw and authentic way".

Live performances

Monica first performed "Just Right for Me" on the inaugural broadcast of the NBPA Players Awards that aired on

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on July 19, 2015. She performed the song a second time on ''

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'' along with " Don't Take It Personal" on December 17, 2015.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Code Red''. *Siraaj "Encore" Aziz –

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*Blanco "The Ear" Brown – vocal producer *Monica Brown – vocals, writer * Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter – vocals, writer *Jocelyn Donald – writer *Abel Garibaldi – mixing * Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones – producer, writer *Chris "KingMixx" King –

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Charts

Release history

References

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