I Bet (TLC song)

"I Bet" is a song by American recording group TLC. It was written by band members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas along with Rico Love and Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman, with production helmed by the latter. The uptempo track features rapper O'so Krispie, the winner of R U the Girl, a 2005 UPN reality show whose purpose was to find a singer that would record a song with TLC.

Before Krispie was announced as the winner of the show, she and fellow finalist and eventual runner up Mirrah each recorded separate versions of the song, each contributing backing vocals and a rap that they had composed themselves. However, despite the Krispie version being released as a single, Krispie's songwriting contributions are uncredited on the single.

The resulting track was titled "I Bet," which was commercially released as a single in October 2005. The physical CD single sold 2,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while the digital download of the song has moved over 4,000. The record was later added to the digital reissue of TLC's compilation album Now and Forever: The Hits.^[1]

Track listing

Digital download^[2]

"I Bet" – 3:23

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Now and Forever: The Hits.^[2]

Songwriting – Richard Butler, Melvin Coleman, Rozonda Thomas, Tionne Watkins
Production – Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman
Mixing – Leslie Brathwaite, Carlton Lynn
Engineering – Kori Anders, Wyatt Coleman
Mastering – Chaz Harper

References

↑ "Ask Billboard: Answers to readers' questions about Pet Shop Boys, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and a pop-leaning LeAnn Rimes". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
1 2 "R U the Girl, I Bet". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-10-06.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

TLC songs

Discography

Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip	"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" "Hat 2 da Back" "What About Your Friends" "Baby-Baby-Baby"

CrazySexyCool	"Creep" "Diggin' on You" "Red Light Special" "Waterfalls" "If I Was Your Girlfriend"

FanMail	"Silly Ho" "No Scrubs" "I'm Good at Being Bad" "Unpretty" "Dear Lie" "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)"

3D	"Girl Talk" "Hands Up" "Damaged"

Now & Forever: The Hits	"Come Get Some" "I Bet"

Collaborations	"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" "What's Going On" (Dupri’s R&B Mix) "Let's Just Do It" "Crooked Smile"

Non-album songs	"Sleigh Ride" "Get It Up"

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