Maybe I Deserve

{{Infobox song

| name = Maybe I Deserve

| cover = Maybe I Deserve.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Tank

| album = Force of Nature

| released = 2001

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = R&Bhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/force-of-nature-mw0001160602

| length = {{plainlist|

{{duration|m=5}} {{small|(album version)}}
{{duration|m=4|s=9}} {{small|(single edit)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/master/442715|title=Tank (4) - Maybe I Deserve at Discogs|work=Discogs|publisher=Zink Media|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}}}

| label = Blackground

| writer = Durrell Babbs{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0011594393|title=Maybe I Deserve - Tank {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}

| producer = Durrell Babbs{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Tank-Maybe-I-Deserve/release/3642175|title=Tank (4) - Maybe I Deserve (Vinyl) at Discogs|work=Discogs|publisher=Zink Media|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}

| prev_title = Freaky

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Slowly

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{External music video|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208170211/http://www.vh1.com/video/tank/20699/maybe-i-deserve.jhtml "Maybe I Deserve"] on VH1.com}}

}}

"Maybe I Deserve" is a song written, produced and performed by American R&B singer Tank, issued as the first single from his debut studio album Force of Nature (2001). The song is his biggest hit to date on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 38 in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tank-mn0000003426/awards|title=Tank {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, Jon Caramanica, writing for The New York Times, commented that the track “remains his best song. It’s a vicious self-flagellation in which he concedes that his woman has earned the right to torture him by flirting (or more) with another man, a punishment for his own misdeeds”.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/arts/music/16tank.html

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Jeremy Rall.{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/tank/20699/maybe-i-deserve.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208170211/http://www.vh1.com/video/tank/20699/maybe-i-deserve.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2015|title="Maybe I Deserve" by Tank {{!}} Music Video {{!}} VH1.com|work=VH1|publisher=Viacom International|date=January 23, 2001|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}

Track listings

{{track listing

| headline = CD single

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Maybe I Deserve

| note1 = Album Version

| extra1 = Durrell "Tank" Babbs

| length1 = 5:01

| title2 = Maybe I Deserve

| note2 = Budda Remix

| extra2 = {{hlist|Tank|Bud'da{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length2 = 5:09

| title3 = Maybe I Deserve

| note3 = Budda Remix Instrumental

| extra3 = {{hlist|Tank|Bud'da{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length3 = 5:10

}}

Notes

{{sup|{{note|a|a}}}} denotes additional producer(s)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly chart performance for "Maybe I Deserve"

! scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|7|artist=Tank|rowheader=true |accessdate=February 28, 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "Maybe I Deserve" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2001) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2001\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=August 5, 2020}} \|27

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "Maybe I Deserve"

! scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}

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References

External links

{{Allmusic|song|id=mt0011594393|label="Maybe I Deserve"}}
{{Discogs master|type=single|442715}}

Category:2000 songs

Category:2001 singles

Category:Blackground Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Jeremy Rall

Category:Song recordings produced by Tank (American singer)

Category:Songs written by Tank (American singer)

Category:Tank (American singer) songs

Category:Contemporary R&B ballads