When You're Mad
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "When You're Mad" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. It was written by Ne-Yo and Shea Taylor for Ne-Yo's debut album, In My Own Words (2006), while production was overseen by Taylor. Released as the album's third single in March 2006, the song peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Worldwide, "When You're Mad" charted in Australia and Canada, peaking at numbers 81 and 16, respectively.
Composition
The song was recorded in the key of [[F-sharp major|FTemplate:Sharp major]] (written in G major) with a tempo of 87 beats per minute.[1] The song follows a chord progression of Bmaj9Template:Spaced en dash spaceCTemplate:Sharp/ETemplate:SharpTemplate:Spaced en dash spaceFTemplate:Sharp, and Ne-Yo's vocals span from CTemplate:Sharp4 to GTemplate:Sharp5.[2]
Music video
The video features Ne-Yo and his girlfriend on a beach-like area. His girlfriend continuously shown to be angry at him, as different girls who see him are flirting with him. Ne-Yo also invites his girlfriend to a photo shoot, but she ends up getting mad because the photos require him to have women draped over him. At the end, his girlfriend is shown angry again. Ne-Yo gives the camera a wink and makes his way over to her. Throughout the video, during the pre-chorus and chorus, the video shows various women (and one little girl) expressing anger. The music video on YouTube has received over 35 million views as of May 2024.[3]
Track listings
US 12-inch single[4]
- A1. "When You're Mad" (main)
- A2. "When You're Mad" (instrumental)
- B1. "So Sick Remix" (main)
- B2. "So Sick Remix" (instrumental)
Australian CD single[5]
- "When You're Mad" – 3:42
- "When You're Mad" (instrumental) – 3:42
Charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | March 6, 2006 | Template:Hlist | Def Jam | [9] |
| March 20, 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | [10] | ||
| Australia | November 13, 2006 | CD | [11] |
References
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