Peak
9
Weeks
20
Score
3,471
Chart Year
1997
The accompanying music video for "The One I Gave My Heart To" was directed by Darren Grant,[23] and uses the single version of the song, keeping the second half of the first verse, which was normally cut for radio airplay. Throughout the video, there are two main settings and another one at the end. In one setting, Aaliyah is inside a house with wooden floors and walls. In the house, there is a room with nothing but a mirror on the floor. With this mirror, Aaliyah is able to see other scenes of the video. The second shows Aaliyah sitting on wooden bench in a forest setting. In the final scene, Aaliyah performs outside during a rain shower. The music video for "The One I Gave My Heart To" made its television debut on MTV during the week of September 14, 1997.[24] During the week of September 28, the video made its debut on BET.[25] The video became the 22nd most-played video on MTV during the week of November 2, 1997.[26] Meanwhile, it became the 19th most-played video on BET during the week of December 14, 1997
"The One I Gave My Heart To" is a song recorded by American singer Aaliyah for her second studio album One in a Million (1996). The song was written by Diane Warren and was produced by Daryl Simmons.[b] Musically, it is a pop and R&B power ballad with Aaliyah utilizing her soprano tone.[1] Lyrically, the song is about the protagonist asking how the person that she loved could break her heart. The song was released as the fifth and final single from One in a Million with "Hot Like Fire" on September 16, 1997 by Blackground Records and Atlantic Records. Upon its release, "The One I Gave My Heart To" was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Aaliyah's vocal delivery and tone on the record. Commercially, "The One I Gave My Heart To" performed well, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It has also been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 900,000 copies in the United State
Hey Ohh, yeah How could the one I gave my heart to Break my heart so bad? How could the one who made me happy Make me feel so sad? Won't somebody tell me So I can understand? If you love me How could you hurt me like that? How could the one I gave my world to Throw my world away? How could the one who said, "I love you" Say the things you say? How could the one I was so true to Just tell me lies? How could the one I gave my heart to Break this heart of mine? Tell me How could you be so cold to me When I gave you everything? All my love, all I had inside How could you just walk out the door? How could you not love me anymore? I thought we had forever, I can't understand How could the one I shared my dreams with Take my dreams from me? How could the love that brought such pleasure Bring such misery? Won't somebody tell me Somebody tell me please If you love me How could you do that to me? Tell me Hey How could you just walk out the door? How could you not love me anymore? I thought we had forever, I can't understand how could the one I gave my heart to Break my heart so bad? (Break my heart, oh) How could the one who made me happy (you made me so happy) Make me feel so sad? (You made me feel so sad) Won't somebody tell me? (Won't they tell me) So I can understand (so I can understand) If you love me, how could you hurt me like that? (How do you hurt me? Oh) The one I gave my world to Throw my world away? (Throw my world away) How could the one who said, "I love you" (you said you loved me) Say the things you say? (Do you really love me) How could the one I was so true to Just tell me lies? (You told me lies, baby) How could the one I gave my heart to How could the one I gave my heart to, ooh How could the one I gave my heart to
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 4, 1997 | 24 | 102 |
| 2 | Oct 11, 1997 | 18 | 108 |
| 3 | Oct 18, 1997 | 18 | 108 |
| 4 | Oct 25, 1997 | 14 | 112 |
| 5 | Nov 1, 1997 | 12 | 114 |
| 6 | Nov 8, 1997 | 10 | 116 |
| 7 | Nov 15, 1997 | 9 | 117 |
| 8 | Nov 22, 1997 | 9 | 117 |
| 9 | Nov 29, 1997 | 13 | 113 |
| 10 | Dec 6, 1997 | 14 | 112 |
| 11 | Dec 13, 1997 | 13 | 113 |
| 12 | Dec 20, 1997 | 17 | 109 |
| 13 | Dec 27, 1997 | 15 | 111 |
| 14 | Jan 3, 1998 | 16 | 110 |
| 15 | Jan 10, 1998 | 16 | 110 |
| 16 | Jan 17, 1998 | 20 | 106 |
| 17 | Jan 24, 1998 | 31 | 95 |
| 18 | Jan 31, 1998 | 49 | 77 |
| 19 | Feb 7, 1998 | 55 | 71 |
| 20 | Feb 14, 1998 | 58 | 68 |