Shame (Tyrese song)

"Shame"
Single by Tyrese
from the album Black Rose
Released	April 28, 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Soul
Length	5:11
Label	Voltron Caroline
Writer(s)	Warryn Campbell Tyrese D. Gibson D.J. Rogers, Jr. Sam Dees Ron Kersey[1]
Producer(s)	Warryn Campbell Tyrese
Tyrese singles chronology
"Dumb Shit" (2015) "Shame" (2015) "Waiting On You" (2016)

"Shame" is a song by American singer Tyrese. It features background vocals from fellow American singer Jennifer Hudson. It was released on April 28, 2015 as the second single off his sixth studio album Black Rose, on the record label Voltron Recordz.^[2] The song contains an interpolation of Atlantic Starr's 1980 hit "Send For Me". "Shame" was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song at the 58th Grammy Awards.^[3]

Track listing

• Digital download^[4]

1. "Shame" — 5:11

Music video

The music video was produced by Denzel Washington and directed by Paul Hunter.^[5][6] This is Tyrese's second time working with the director, as Hunter previously directed the music video for "Signs Of Love Makin'" from his 2002 album I Wanna Go There.^[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Black Rose liner notes.

• Tyrese – lead vocals, producer
• Jennifer Hudson – background vocals
• Mika Lett – background vocals
• Warryn Campbell – producer, instrumentation
• Wah Wah Watson – guitar
• Richard Furch – mixing, recording

Chart performance

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8]	3
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[9]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	32
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[11]	13

References

1. Tyrese - Black Rose (CD liner notes). Voltron/Caroline Records. Catalog No.: 4879535041
2. "Tyrese Feat. Snoop Dogg "Dumb Shit" Video". hot new hip hop. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
3. "2016 Grammy nominees". Grammys.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
4. "iTunes - Music - Shame - Single by Tyrese". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
5. http://www.essence.com/2015/06/26/watch-tyrese-jennifer-hudson-star-shame-produced-denzel-washington
6. https://www.yahoo.com/music/tyrese-puts-jennifer-hudson-though-hell-in-shame-122985231771.html
7. "Tyrese - Signs Of Love Makin'". mvdb.com. Music Video Database. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
8. "Tyrese – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Tyrese. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
9. "Tyrese – Chart history" Billboard Adult R&B Songs for Tyrese. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
10. "Tyrese – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Tyrese. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
11. "Tyrese – Chart history" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for Tyrese. Retrieved May 25, 2015.