Be Careful (Sparkle song)


"Be Careful" is a 1998 R&B song by American singer Sparkle from her 1998 debut album, Sparkle. The song reached number three on the Billboard Rhythmic Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Singles chart. Internationally, the song reached number four in the Netherlands and number seven in the United Kingdom.

Background/music video

The video, directed by Kelly, also features Kelly who wrote, produced and composed this song. The single and the video were released before R. Kelly's single "When a Woman's Fed Up", which is the continuation of the story. Five weeks after the song was released it had already been played on the radio more than 40 million times in the US. Due to a Billboard rule, the song could not chart on the regular "Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart" in America. The music video is directed by R. Kelly. The video shows an African American family that's struggling.

Track listings

European CD-single
  1. "Be Careful" - 5:16
  2. "Be Careful" - 5:18
American 12" Vinyl / CD-single
A-side
  1. "Be Careful"
  2. "Be Careful"
B-side
  1. "Be Careful"
  2. "Be Careful"

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts