"So Anxious" is a song by R&B singer

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. It was written by

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, Benjamin Bush, and

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for his second studio album ''

100% Ginuwine ''100% Ginuwine'' is the second studio album from American R&B recording artist Ginuwine. It was released on March 16, 1999, on 550 Music and distributed through Epic Records. The album peaked at number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and reached ...

'' (1999), while production was helmed by the latter. The song describes the narrator anxiously waiting on his lover all night to return his calls so that she can meet him for romance. Released as the album's third single, "So Anxious" became Ginuwine's second top 20 pop hit. It also reached number two on the US

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chart. The music video was directed by Chris Robinson.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of ''100% Ginuwine''. * Benjamin "Digital Black" Bush – writer *

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– mixing engineer *

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– writer *

– vocals *

– mixing engineer, producer, writer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

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sampled "So Anxious" in the songs "Legend" and "Madonna" on his 2015

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covered the song in March 2015, however it was not released as a single. *The

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, interpolates "So Anxious" in the song "Soul's Anchored" on their 2019

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References

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