Aaliyah

Try Again
Back and Forth
We Need a Resolution

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American R&B singer, dancer, fashion model and actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was raised in Detroit, Michigan, where she attended Detroit School of Performing Arts. The 22 year old singer’s life was tragically cut short in a 2001 plane crash after filming her video for “Rock The Boat” in The Bahamas.

Introduced to audiences by R&B singer R. Kelly, Aaliyah became famous in her own right during the mid-1990s with several hit records from the songwriting/production team of Missy Elliott and Timbaland, and their associate Steve “Static” Garrett. Notable for recording several hit records, Aaliyah has sold over 32 million records worldwide. The Enough Said Songfacts reports that a second posthumous album will be released by the end of 2012. The record will be ci-executive produced by Drake and Noah “40” Shebib and Drake premiered the first single, “Enough Said,” at the OVO Fest in Toronto, on August 5, 2012. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger and starred in two motion pictures (Romeo Must Die & Queen of The Damned) before her untimely death.

“Try Again” is a Grammy-nominated single by American recording artist Aaliyah. The song was written by Static Major and Timothy Mosley, and produced by Timbaland, for the soundtrack of the film Romeo Must Die, released in 2000. It was released on May 22, 2000 as the lead single of the soundtrack. The dance-pop and urban song features an intro in which Timbaland pays homage to Eric B. & Rakim by rapping the duo’s opening verse off “I Know You Got Soul”.