When You Look at Me

"When You Look at Me" is a song by American singer Christina Milian. It was written by Milian, Christin Karlsson, Nina Woodford, Fredrik Odesio and Henrik Jonback, and produced by Bloodshy & Avant for her self-titled debut album. The song served as the album's second single outside the United States, and became a major hit throughout Australia and Europe, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

"When You Look at Me"
Single by Christina Milian
from the album Christina Milian
B-side	"AM to PM"
Released	June 17, 2002 (Europe) July 2, 2002 (US)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	3:45
Label	Def Soul The Inc.
Songwriter(s)	Christina Milian Christin Karlsson Nina Woodford Fredrik Odesio Henrik Jonback
Producer(s)	Bloodshy & Avant
Christina Milian singles chronology
"AM to PM" (2001) "When You Look at Me" (2002) "Dip It Low" (2004)
Audio sample
Christina Milian - "When You Look at Me" file help

Writing

Milian used her school days as inspiration when writing the song. Milian said that "when I was growing up, I found people were always trying to label me. The first day of school it would be like 'Here comes this girl all dressed up. She thinks she's all that' and they didn't even know me. The message behind 'When You Look at Me' is never judge a book by its cover."[1]

Music video

The video was shot on March 2, 2002 in Los Angeles and was directed by Billie Woodruff. In the video, Milian dances in four different costumes and in different rooms. One costume is a white, short sleeved blouse with a pink mini-skirt and is featured in an area with pink and white walls. She is then seen in a blue room, with some jean material on the wall as wallpaper, dancing in with some background dancers. She is wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt. Next, she is shown in an orange room, wearing an orange camisole and orange pants, with a lot of male background dancers in white behind her. After this, she is seen in a small red room, sitting on a couch, wearing a red and black pashmina with her hair long and straight. The music video ends with a reprisal of the chorus, and switching between all four rooms.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "When You Look at Me."

CD maxi - Europe

1. "When You Look at Me" (radio edit) — 3:45
2. "When You Look at Me" (Bloodshy remix) — 2:58
3. "AM to PM" (Groove Chronicles main mix) — 5:36
4. "When You Look at Me" (music video)

UK Cassette Single

1. "When You Look At Me" (Album Version) - 3:42
2. "When You Look At Me" (Agent X Remix feat. Romeo) - 5:41

CD single - Promo

1. "When You Look at Me" (radio edit) — 3:45

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 25 Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 16 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 10 France (SNEP)[8] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 13 Hungary (Single Top 40)[10] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[11] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 5 Italy (FIMI)[13] 37 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 3 Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[16] 8 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] 32 Scotland (OCC)[18] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 31 UK Singles (OCC)[21] 3 UK R&B (OCC)[22] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA)[23] 26 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 46 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 93 France (SNEP)[26] 60 Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 62 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 35 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 33 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 71 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 99 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32] 52 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 35,000^^ France (SNEP)[34] Gold 250,000^* United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Silver 200,000^^ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Mytton, Leigh (June 21, 2002). "Milian charts pop success". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Danishcharts.com – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me". Tracklisten.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 28. July 6, 2002. p. 15. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
8. "Lescharts.com – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me". GfK Entertainment Charts.
10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When You Look at Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
13. "Italiancharts.com – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me". Top Digital Download.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved December 26, 2017.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
16. "Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 39/2002". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
17. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 27, saptamina 8.07-15.07, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 16, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
18. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me". Singles Top 100.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
21. "Christina Milian: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
22. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
23. "2002 Australian Singles Chart". aria. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
24. "2002 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
25. "2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
26. "2002 French Singles Chart" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
27. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
28. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2002". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
29. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2002". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
30. "Årslista Singlar – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
31. "2002 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
32. "2002 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
33. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
34. "French single certifications – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
35. "British single certifications – Christina Milian – When You Look at Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 26, 2017. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type When You Look at Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• "When You Look at Me" music video on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics