U Saved Me
# U Saved Me

U Saved Me is a gospel song by R. Kelly. Taken as the title track single from U Saved Me (a part of the Happy People/U Saved Me double disc album), it reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Hot R&B and Hip-Hop Songs charts. The song later appeared on Kelly's 2010 album, Epic.

## Music video

The music video was directed by Little X under his real name, Julien Christian Lutz.

## Live performance

Kelly sang this song live for the first time at the 2005 Soul Train Awards Show.

## Song content

Kelly narrates four real-life stories based on trials and tribulations of individuals and how they turned it over to God so that He can save them. The first verse describes a drunk driver who nearly lost his life in a car accident, the second verse describes a person on unemployment and has trouble looking for work, the third verse describes an 18-year-old drug dealer who was involved in a shootout when a drug deal went bad, and the fourth verse describes a person diagnosed with cancer who reached out to his mother to pray for him. In each situation, they were thankful to be given a second chance at life.

## Charts

| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 42 |
| Belgium (Ultratip) | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 40 |
| German Singles Chart | 49 |
| France Singles Chart | 40 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 13 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 49 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 52 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 14 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (2004) | Position |
| - | - |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 61 |

## Cover versions

* Trin-i-tee 5:7 covered the song on their album T57, released in 2007.

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) | Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio | Jive, Zomba | |
