How Could You (Mario song)

"How Could You" is a song by American singer Mario. It was written by Antonio Dixon, Eric Dawkins, J. Valentine, Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason, Jr. for his second studio album Turning Point (2004), while production was helmed by Thomas and Mason under their production moniker The Underdogs. Released on February 14, 2005 as the album's second US single, the song reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, where "How Could You" was issued as the third single from Turning Point, it debuted at number 43 on the Australian Singles Chart.

"How Could You"
Single by Mario
from the album Turning Point
Released	February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	3:56
Label	3rd Street J
Songwriter(s)	Antonio Dixon Durrell Babbs Damon Thomas Eric Dawkins Harvey Mason, Jr. J. Valentine
Producer(s)	The Underdogs Tank
Mario singles chronology
"Let Me Love You" (2004) "How Could You" (2005) "Here I Go Again" (2005)
Music video
"How Could You" on YouTube

Chart performance

"How Could You" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 19, 2005, while "Let Me Love You" was number 3 on that chart.^[2] Eight weeks later, it peaked at number 52 the week of May 14,^[3] remaining on the chart for seventeen weeks.^[4]

Music video

A music video for "How Could You" was directed by Benny Boom. It features appearances from rapper Cassidy, JD Williams,^[5] and actress Ambrosia Williams.^[6]

Track listing

Australian CD single^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Could You" (dirty version)	Antonio Dixon Damon Thomas Eric Dawkins Harvey Mason, Jr. J. Valentine	The Underdogs	3:57
2.	"How Could You" (Scott Storch remix club version)	Scott Storch Kameron Houff Shaffer Smith	Scott Storch[a]	4:45
3.	"Couldn't Say No"	Mario Barrett Ron "Neff-U" Feemster Sean Garrett	Feemster Garrett[b]	3:53
4.	"How Could You" (music video)			4:45

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remix producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "How Could You" Chart (2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 43 Australian Urban (ARIA)[9] 16 Netherlands (Urban Top 100)[10] 42 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 52 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 14 US Pop 100 (Billboard)[13] 72 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 15

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "How Could You" Chart (2005) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 65

Release history

Release history and formats for "How Could You"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	February 14, 2005	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	3rd Street J	[16]
	March 14, 2005	Contemporary hit radio		[17]
Australia	October 24, 2005	CD		[18]