The video was made available on other digital platforms later that day. On October 2, 2013, Cole made a guest appearance on BET's 106 & Park and provided an exclusive premiere of the video. The music video for "I Choose You" was filmed during August 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Throughout the music video, Cole performs the song in a scene outside while wearing a "lovely laced" bikini. On November 2, 2013, "I Choose You" peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and remained on the chart for 18 weeks. Keithan Samuels of Rated R&B compared Cole's vocals on the song to her vocals on her 2006 single " Love" picked it as a standout track on the album. John Ricard of BET viewed "I Choose You" as a "slow song about an ex-flame" and praised Cole's "strong" vocals. Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe suggested the song's main concept as "making choices while staring down tough truths", and a writer from Jet identified it as the strongest track from the album. Upon its release, "I Choose You" was met with positive reviews from music journalism.
Cole has cited "I Choose You" as one of her favorites from Woman to Woman. In the summer of 2012, the song was debated as the second single, opposed to the latter.
On August 23, 2013, "I Choose You" was released to US urban contemporary radio stations as the third single from Woman to Woman it was put forth as a single following her previous releases, " Enough of No Love" and " Trust and Believe" in 2012. Peneliope Richards of Singersroom interpreted that the song makes listeners understand that Cole was able to make that "grappling" decision. Melody Charles of SoulTracks implied that in the song, "she toggles between two loves before breaking down why one has heart over the other". The chorus includes Cole singing: "And if it ain’t you / then it's just not worth it." Other lyrics include: "I tried hating you, but I just love you more / compared him to you, but he can't match your score". The song's lyrics revolve around how Cole is forced to choose between two men that she is madly in love with. Musically, "I Choose You" is a sentimental ballad that lasts four minutes and 49 seconds. We was like, 'Nobody else is recording this song. When I recorded it, we definitely paid for it right away. During her appearance on BET's 106 & Park, Cole said: "Mary sung it before I did and Jennifer Hudson sung it before I did as well and neither one of them took it. Blige and Jennifer Hudson before reaching Cole. The track was mixed by Jaycen Joshua, with assistance from Trehy Harris at Larrabee Sound Studios, and mastered by Chris Gehringer. The vocals were produced by Kuk Harrell and recorded by Splash, with additional assistance from Josh Gudwin. Elijah Blake co-wrote the song along with several other songs on Woman to Woman and has described his close friendship with Cole as a "brother/sister type" relationship. "I Choose You" was written by Cole, Jack Splash, Elijah Blake, Lundon Knighten, while it was produced by Splash. The video displays a story of Cole being in love with two men and struggling to choose the one whom she ultimately wants to be with.Įlijah Blake ( pictured) co-wrote "I Choose You", along with several other songs on Woman to Woman. To promote the song, a music video premiered through 106 & Park on October 2, 2013. In the United States, it reached number 18 on the official Adult R&B Songs chart. A sentimental ballad, its lyrics revolve around Cole being caught in a love triangle and struggling to choose which man she wants.Ĭritical response to "I Choose You" from music journalism was positive, many of whom applauded Cole's vocal performance and the song's concept. Written by Cole, Jack Splash, Elijah Blake, and Lundon Knighten, with production being handled by Splash, the song was sent to US urban contemporary radio stations as the album's third and final single on Augthrough Geffen Records and Interscope Records. " I Choose You" is a song by American singer Keyshia Cole released for her fifth studio album, Woman to Woman (2012) as the album's third and final single.
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