Ne-Yo Releasing Deluxe ‘In My Own Words’ for 15th Anniversary | New ‘Sexy Love’ Performance

In honor of the 15th Anniversary of the 2X Platinum “In My Own Words,” which dropped February 28th, 2006 by R&B veteran Ne-Yo.

Def Jam will be releasing a digital deluxe version of the album on February 26th, as well as two live acoustic performances of the hit singles from the project “So Sick” and “Sexy Love,” which you can watch below; live from The Compound in Atlanta.

UMe/Def Jam/Motown are also releasing a documentary about the fifteen years of Ne-Yo‘s life since the groundbreaking album that catapulted him into superstardom. The documentary touches on his relationship with his wife, performing at George Floyd‘s Funeral, and his inspiration for making art.

Prior to the album release, Ne-Yo made his name in the industry as a writer wunderkind penning hits for Mario and Rihanna, among others. This album represented a departure from his behind the scenes work and signified him stepping out into the spotlight.

UB Interviewed the young star before In My Own Words dropped, as apart of his roll-out. We asked Ne-Yo then, How does he get his creative juices flowing? “I’m weird. I don’t do things like some other people, like light candles, sit in front of the Ocean view (laughs).” He went on to say; “I just sit down and listen to the track and end up writing the song in like 15-20 minutes. Inspiration can come from anywhere. I can be in my house and glance over at the trash can, then look at a chair and start writing from that. Using the chair as the girl and make a story about her writing me a love note and just take it from there.”

The “In My Own Words Anniversary Edition” digital deluxe will feature six bonus tracks including previously retail exclusive track “Girlfriend,” “Stay (Remix),” which was released on the Japanese version of “In My Own Words,” two instrumentals (“So Sick” and “When You’re Mad”), and the acoustic versions of “So Sick” and “Sexy Love.”

In his career to date, Ne-Yo has sold a cumulative 20+ million adjusted albums worldwide. Ne-Yo has won three GRAMMY® awards and been honored with a total of 14 nominations.

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