Mesmerize (song)

"Mesmerize"
Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
from the album The Last Temptation
B-side	"Pop Niggas"
Released	December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16)
Length	4:38
Label	Def Jam Murder Inc.
Songwriter(s)	Jeffrey Atkins Ashanti Douglas Andre Parker Irving Lorenzo Thomas Bell Linda Creed
Producer(s)	Irv Gotti Chink Santana
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Thug Lovin'" (2002) "Mesmerize" (2002) "Reign" (2003)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Baby" (2002) "Mesmerize" (2002) "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (2003)
Music video
"Mesmerize" on YouTube

"Mesmerize" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule. It was released on December 16, 2002, as the second single from his fourth studio, album The Last Temptation (2002). Containing a sample from the 1974 song "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, the song was produced by Irv Gotti and features R&B artist Ashanti. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2003, making it Ashanti's and Ja Rule's fourth top-10 hit as a duet.