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==Music video==
==Music video==
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The official [[music video]] for the song was directed by Ian Fletcher.<ref name="vh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/shai/305342/comforter.jhtml|title="Comforter" by Shai - Music Video - VH1.com|work=[[VH1]]|date=December 23, 1999|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}</ref>
The official [[music video]] for the song was directed by Ian Fletcher.<ref name="vh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/shai/305342/comforter.jhtml|title="Comforter" by Shai - Music Video - VH1.com|work=[[VH1]]|date=December 23, 1999|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Chart positions==
==Charts==


===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
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{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Shai|accessdate=October 15, 2021}}
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
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{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|31|artist=Shai|accessdate=October 15, 2021}}
|US [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Top 40]] (''Billboard'')
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|US [[Mainstream Top 40|Top 40 Mainstream]] (''Billboard'')
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Allmusic|song|mt0005186382|"Comforter"}}
* {{Allmusic|song|mt0005186382|"Comforter"}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|shai|comforter}}
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 30 November 2023

"Comforter"
Single by Shai
from the album ...If I Ever Fall in Love
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1993 (January 19, 1993)
Recorded1992 (1992)
GenreR&B
Length4:11
LabelGasoline Alley/MCA
Songwriter(s)Carl "Groove" Martin, Darnell Van Rensalier, Marc Gay[1]
Producer(s)Carl "Groove" Martin[2]
Shai singles chronology
"If I Ever Fall in Love"
(1992) 		"Comforter"
(1993) 		"Baby I'm Yours"
(1993)
Music video
"Comforter" on YouTube

"Comforter" is a song by Shai, issued as the second single from their debut studio album ...If I Ever Fall in Love. The song was written by group members Carl Martin, Darnell Van Rensalier and Marc Gay,[1] with Martin also handling production.[2] The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and was certified gold on July 28, 1993 (1993-07-28) for sales of 500,000 copies.[4][5]

Music video

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The official music video for the song was directed by Ian Fletcher.[6]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 4
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 31
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (1993) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 21

References

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  1. ^ a b "Comforter - Shai - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Shai (3) - Comforter (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Shai - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "American certifications – Shai – Comforter". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. ^ ""Comforter" by Shai - Music Video - VH1.com". VH1. December 23, 1999. Retrieved June 24, 2014.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Shai Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Shai Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Shai Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Shai Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1993". Longbored Surfer. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  12. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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