The Brandy – What About Us?/Full Moon single was released as a 7” inch vinyl for radio stations to promote her Full Moon album in 2002. This obviously worked as her songs What About Us? and Full Moon were her top selling singles of 2002. R&B meets pop on this single.
Brandy finds love at first sight after she sets her eye on a man she wants to date while in the club in the song Full Moon. Her intentions are to be direct from the moment he stepped foot into the club. She isn’t going to front or pretend as she pursues an interest in him throughout the entire song. Full Moon had romanticized the concept of love at first sight.
The song take place in a club she frequently goes to at night. Of course the song takes place at night time as the location is a nightclub.
She had her eye on him as soon as she saw him as he came through the door. Him and his friend just took over the dance floor. That made Brandy notice him even more. He must've somehow felt her staring on the down low. Something tells her he is the kind of guy she’d like to get to know. Brandy is entranced by his presence.
She isn’t going to front or pretend. Brandy has been giving him the eye ever since he walked up in the club.She tells him, “We can dance if you want/Get it crackin' if you like” To her it feel like one of those nights. Must be a full moon.
She converses with him by saying, “Why is this the first time that I'm seeing you around? Could you be visiting or are you new in town? Whatever the case, I’m feeling you right here and right now.” His smile and all the love he is showing lets her know that he likes what he sees and wants get to know her too.This could very well be the start of something very special. Brandy is so happy that she met him.
Brandy didn't think that she would come here tonight to meet someone like him. It seems as if they have known each other most of their lives they way they converse with each other. After one conversation, this must be right. This man must have gravitational pull of a full moon to have Brandy interested in him.
Mike City and Darkchild did a wonderful job producing this angelic, harmonic soul song from Brandy. You can hear Darkchild’s sound all over Full Moon. The deep crooning bass, the multilayers of percussion, and, electro synths are what represents the Darkchild sound. Mike City sings in the background vocals.
When Brandy performs this song and sings, she uses a much stronger falsetto with a deeper and warmer tone. She does this by singing on a lower register. Her singing in deep tone is notably textured. Nevertheless, Brandy nails it when she sings.
When You Touch Me is a slow tempo slow jam which slows down the first quarter of the Full Moon album due to its slow, subtle and sultry nature. The song is perfect to play at night when you are all alone by yourself and are feeling bad for whatever happened during your day. When You Touch Me is a perfect song to drown out your sorrows in.
When singing the B-Section of this song, Brandy uses a more textured, scratchy voice. Read the lyrics below or listen to this part of the song to get a better understanding. Also Teddy Riley is the one using the talkbox during the B-Section.
[B-Section]
Now is the time to relax your mind
Let go and unwind
I've waited for too long, I'm ready
Tonight's the night for loving you right
You know what I wanna do
I wanna give into you
Brandy uses a much deeper voice with a warmer tone when singing on What About Us?. Her singing in deep tone is notably textured on this song. She performs by using her vocals on a much lower register. Her warmer singing tone resonates well with this song. The song does have a soulful edge because of this.
The song What About Us? deals with being in a relationship that isn’t working anymore. Both lovers do not trust each other enough. One person doesn’t trust the other and the other person makes fake promises by not keeping them.
During the begging of the song, Brandy asks her man, “Why don't you return my calls? Why you trip 'bout where I be? You don't ever come to see me. You say that you're too busy.” She then proceeds to tell him. “What the hell? I don't have time. Why you messin' with my mind? I can find another guy. Someone who will treat me right. I don’t need this bullshit. I won't put up with it any longer.”
This is the point in the song where Brandy tells him he can leave if he wants to. “You can go if you want. I don't need your pity. I will be just fine if you decide that you want to leave. Just close the door behind you.”
Brandy just wants to know about the following.: What about all of the things that you said? What about all of the promises that you made? What about all of the nights that you gave? What about all of the things you told me? What about all of the nights that you gave? What about us?
Brandy thought he said he was different. He said that he would love only her. She thought that he would be all she needed. What happened to those promises? Although he said that he was a better man, his words have no weight with Brandy. Brandy sees he is fake in the lyrics ”Cause you're counterfeit, I see”
Brandy stands up for herself by putting her foot down by saying, “I don't need this bullshit.I won't put up with it any longer. You can go if you want to. I don't need your pity at all. I will be just fine. If you decide that you want to leave.
During the bridge is where things start to get rocky and where both of them break up. Now what about bills that were passed due? That she paid for him. All he said to Brandy is, "Baby, I owe you" Brandy tells him, “Forget about the brand new life that I gave you. Don't "what about us" to me because we are through.”
I rate this single 5/5*****!!
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