The song's lyrics tell listeners that they can reach Keys by calling a particular number, 489-4608, which was her former telephone number minus the area code when she lived in New York City, according to Keys' publicist, Lois Najarian. Tony! Toni! Toné! does not appear in the video, and their parts are instead performed by Jermaine Paul, but he was not credited with being just a backing vocal Keys. The single's music video, directed by Lamont "Liquid" Burrell, Rod Isaacs, Jeff Robinson, and Brian Campbell, contains footage of several live concerts from both 2004's Verizon Ladies First Tour, which Keys took part in, and her own 2005 The Diary Tour. Keys and Tony! Toni! Toné!, never sang the song live together, to date. It also peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song's Hani remixes gave Keys her first-and so far only-chart-topper on the Hot Dance Club Play in late 2004. It was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2005 Grammy Awards.Īt one time, "Diary" had been released as a double A-side with " If I Ain't Got You".
Written by Keys and Kerry Brothers, Jr., the song features the American group Tony! Toni! Toné!, and was released in June 2004 as the album's third single. " Diary" is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Single by Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! For the single by Tino Coury of the same name, see Diary (Tino Coury song).
This article is about the Alicia Keys single.