"Be Careful" is a song by American singerSparkle from her 1998 debut album,Sparkle. The song reached number three on the USBillboardRhythmic Top 40 and number one on theBillboardHot R&B Airplay chart; it was ineligible to appear on theHot R&B Singles andHot 100 charts at the time because it was not released as a commercial single in the US. Internationally, "Be Careful" reached number four in the Netherlands and number seven in the United Kingdom.
The video, directed by Kelly, also features Kelly who wrote, produced, and composed this song. The single and the video were released beforeR. Kelly's single "When a Woman's Fed Up", which is the continuation of the story.[original research?] Five weeks after the song was released it had already been played on the radio more than 40 million times in the US.[1] Due to aBillboard rule, the song could not chart on the regularBillboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in America. The music video is directed by R. Kelly.[2] The video shows an African-American family that's struggling.
