U-Haul (song)

"U-Haul" is a song by American recording artist 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]

"U-Haul"
Single by Angie Stone
from the album Stone Love
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004
Length3:56
LabelJ
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Missy Elliott
  • Nisan Stewart[a]
  • Craig Brockman[a]
  • John "Jubu" Smith[a]
Angie Stone singles chronology
"I Wanna Thank Ya"
(2004)		 "U-Haul"
(2004)		 "Stay for a While"
(2004)

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.TitleLength
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

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "U-Haul"
Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 68

Release history
Release dates for "U-Haul"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 27, 2004
[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. "Urban AC – Week Of: July 27, 2004". Radio & Records. Retrieved August 18, 2015.


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