So Anxious

"So Anxious" is a song by R&B singer Ginuwine. It was written by Static Major, Benjamin Bush, and Timbaland for his second studio album 100% Ginuwine (1999), while production was helmed by the latter. The song describes the narrator anxiously waiting on his lover all night to return his calls so that she can meet him for romance. Released as the album's third single, "So Anxious" became Ginuwine's second top 20 pop hit. It also reached number two on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The music video was directed by Chris Robinson.

"So Anxious"
Single by Ginuwine
from the album 100% Ginuwine
Released	June 1, 1999
Recorded	1998
Length	4:35
Label	550 Music Epic
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Garrett Benjamin Bush Timothy Mosley
Producer(s)	Timbaland
Ginuwine singles chronology
"What's So Different?" (1999) "So Anxious" (1999) "None of Ur Friends Business" (1999)

Track listing

CD single^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"So Anxious"	Stephen Garrett Benjamin Bush Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	4:37
2.	"Toe 2 Toe"	Elgin Lumpkin Mosley	Timbaland	2:13
3.	"Medley" (What's So Different?"/"Final Warning"/"Wait a Minute"/"No. 1 Fan)			8:14

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of 100% Ginuwine.^[2]

• Benjamin "Digital Black" Bush – writer
• Jimmy Douglass – mixing engineer
• Stephen Garrett – writer
• Ginuwine – vocals
• Timbaland – mixing engineer, producer, writer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[3] 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 2 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[6] 80 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 24

Certifications

Certifications for "So Anxious"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

• Drake sampled "So Anxious" in the songs "Legend" and "Madonna" on his 2015 mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late.^[9]
• R&B singer August Alsina covered the song in March 2015, however it was not released as a single.
• The Sunday Service Choir, a gospel group led by Kanye West, interpolates "So Anxious" in the song "Soul's Anchored" on their 2019 debut album Jesus Is Born.