U-Haul (song)

"U-Haul"
Single by Angie Stone
from the album Stone Love
Released	July 26, 2004
Length	3:56
Label	J
Songwriter(s)	Missy Elliott Nisan Stewart Craig Brockman John Smith
Producer(s)	Missy Elliott
Angie Stone singles chronology
"I Wanna Thank Ya" (2004) "U-Haul" (2004) "Stay for a While" (2004)

"U-Haul" is a song by American singer Angie Stone. It was written and produced by Missy Elliott, Nisan Stewart, Craig Brockman, and John "Jubu" Smith for Stone's third studio album Stone Love (2004). Apart from Elliott, singers Tweet and Betty Wright as well as Stone's daughter Diamond appear as backing vocalists on the song. Released as the album's second single, it reached number 19 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs. "U-Haul" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards.^[1]

Critical reception

Elle magazine called the "I-should-have-left-your-ass-years-ago ballad" Stone Love's "standout track."^[2] while Lynn Norment from Ebony described the song as "brassy."^[3] In his review of Stone Love Robert Hilburn, writing for The Los Angeles Times, wrote: "Stone shines on her own, especially with "U-Haul," a song co-written and co-produced by Missy Elliott that serves as a playful statement of survival."^[4]

Track listing

Promo CD single^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"U-Haul" (Radio Edit #1)	3:55
2.	"U-Haul" (Radio Edit #2)	3:35
3.	"U-Haul" (Instrumental)	3:56
4.	"U-Haul" (Call Out Hooks)	0:10

Personnel

Marcella Araica – recording assistance Carlos Bedoya – recording Craig Brockman – co-production, writing Tim Donovan – recording Missy Elliott – backing vocals, production, writing Paul Falcone – mixing

John "Jubu" Smith – co-production, writing Nisan Stewart – co-production, writing Angie Stone – vocals, backing vocals Diamond Stone – backing vocals Tweet – backing vocals Betty Wright – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "U-Haul"

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	68

Release history

Release history for "U-Haul"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 26, 2004	Urban AC radio	J RMG	[7]

References

1. "GRAMMY Award Results for Angie Stone". Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
2. "Stone Love by Angie Stone". Elle. 2004. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
3. Norment, Lynn (August 1, 2004). "Sounding Off Angie Stone". Ebony. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. Hilburn, Robert (August 1, 2004). "Hives keeps up fast pace in 'Tyrannosaurus'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023 – via spokesman.com.
5. "U-Haul (CD, Single, Promo)". cdandlp.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
6. "Angie Stone Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
7. "Going for Adds – Week of 7/26/04". Radio & Records. No. 1565. July 23, 2004. p. 21. ISSN 0277-4860.

External links

• Angie Stone discography at Discogs