Mesmerize (song)
| "Mesmerize" | ||||
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| Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti | ||||
| from the album The Last Temptation | ||||
| B-side | "Pop Niggas" | |||
| Released | December 16, 2002 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) | |||
| Length | 4:38 | |||
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| "Mesmerize" on YouTube | ||||
"Mesmerize" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule. It was released on December 16, 2002, as the second single from his fourth studio, album The Last Temptation (2002). Containing a sample from the 1974 song "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, the song was produced by Irv Gotti and features R&B artist Ashanti. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2003, making it Ashanti's and Ja Rule's fourth top-10 hit as a duet.