Peak
11
Weeks
52
Score
6,629
Chart Year
2023
The music video premiered on January 17, 2011, was directed by Hype Williams and was shot in Honolulu, Hawaii.
This is a single from Los Angeles born R&B singer-songwriter Miguel's debut album, All I Want Is You. He penned the song as a pledge of his devotion to an ex-girlfriend after cheating on her. "I believed we could overcome adversity, obviously unbeknownst to her," Miguel told MTV News. "But I wrote a record for her about how perfect we were for each other." Miguel told The Boombox why he wrote about his own romantic escapades on his debut album. "On All I Want Is You, I discussed my experience in my last three or four relationships. It was a great way to introduce myself because I think love brings us all together," he said. Veteran hip-hop director Hype Williams (Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind," Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot") shot the music video in Honolulu, Hawaii. It features scenes of the singer dancing in a narrow, backlit hallway intercut with shots of his love interest. Miguel told Baller Status: "The video was set out to be an art piece and evolved into more of an emotional collage of images that I hope really conveys the emotion of the song, but more importantly, I think it’s the imagery in the song that I used to explain my infinity of this other person, my girlfriend at the time." "Sure Thing" surged back into the public consciousness in late 2022 thanks to a wave of sped-up takes on the song on TikTok.
Love you like a brother Treat you like a friend Respect you like a lover Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You could bet that Never gotta sweat that You could bet that Never gotta sweat that You could bet that Never gotta sweat that You could bet that Never gotta sweat that If you be the cash I'll be the rubber band You be the match I will be a fuse, boom Painter baby, you could be the muse I'm the reporter baby, you could be the news 'Cause you're the cigarette and I'm the smoker We raise a bet, cause you're the joker Checked off, you are a chalk And I can be the blackboard You could be the talk And I could be the walk Even when the sky comes falling Even when the sun don't shine I got faith in you and I So put your pretty little hand in mine Even when we're down to the wire baby Even when it's do or die We could do it baby, simple and plain 'Cause this love is a sure thing You could bet that Never gotta sweat that You could bet that Never gotta sweat that You could bet that Never gotta sweat that You could bet that Never gotta sweat that Be the lover, I'll be the fighter baby If I'm the blunt, you could be the lighter babe Fire it up Writer baby, you could be the quote If I'm the lyric baby, you could be the note, record that Saint I'm a sinner, prize I'm a winner and it's you What did I do to deserve that Paper baby, I'll be the pen Say that I'm the one, cause you are a ten Even when the sky comes falling Even when the sun don't shine I got faith in you and I So put your pretty little hand in mine Even when we're down to the wire baby Even when it's do or die We could do it baby, simple and plain 'Cause this love is a sure thing (Now rock with me baby) (Let me hold you in my arms) (Talk with me babe yeah, yeah) (Now rock with me baby) (Let me hold you in my arms) (Talk with me babe yeah, yeah) This love between you and I is simple as pie baby It's such a sure thing (such a sure thing) Ooh it such a sure thing (such a sure thing) Even when the sky comes falling Even when the sun don't shine I got faith in you and I So put your pretty little hand in mine Even when we're down to the wire baby Even when it's do or die We could do it baby, simple and plain 'Cause this love is a sure thing Love you like a brother Treat you like a friend Respect you like a lover Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 26, 2011 | 94 | 32 |
| 2 | Apr 2, 2011 | 87 | 39 |
| 3 | Apr 9, 2011 | 76 | 50 |
| 4 | Apr 16, 2011 | 71 | 55 |
| 5 | Apr 23, 2011 | 63 | 63 |
| 6 | Apr 30, 2011 | 58 | 68 |
| 7 | May 7, 2011 | 57 | 69 |
| 8 | May 14, 2011 | 56 | 70 |
| 9 | May 21, 2011 | 42 | 84 |
| 10 | May 28, 2011 | 43 | 83 |
| 11 | Jun 4, 2011 | 36 | 90 |
| 12 | Jun 11, 2011 | 44 | 82 |
| 13 | Jun 18, 2011 | 39 | 87 |
| 14 | Jun 25, 2011 | 41 | 85 |
| 15 | Jul 2, 2011 | 44 | 82 |
| 16 | Jul 9, 2011 | 43 | 83 |
| 17 | Jul 16, 2011 | 49 | 77 |
| 18 | Jul 23, 2011 | 40 | 86 |
| 19 | Jul 30, 2011 | 40 | 86 |
| 20 | Aug 6, 2011 | 43 | 83 |