<P> "If I Ain't Got You" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number sixty - four on the issue dated March 6, 2004, peaking at number four, four months later, on July 3, 2004 . The song topped the Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs on May 1, 2004 and spent six non-consecutive weeks atop the chart . It was also successful on Billboard component charts, reaching number five on the Rhythmic Top 40 and number nine on the Mainstream Top 40 . The single was ultimately placed at number three on the Billboard Year - End Hot 100 chart of 2004 . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, "If I Ain't Got You" debuted and peaked at number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending April 10, 2004 . In late September 2009, the single returned to the chart at number fifty - four . </P> <P> The music video, directed by Diane Martel, is set in a wintry New York City and features a cameo by rapper and actor Method Man as Keys' on - screen boyfriend . It was actually filmed in Alaska, not New York, as widely rumored . </P> <Ul> <Li> Grammy Awards <Ul> <Li> Best Female R&B Vocal Performance </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Billboard Music Awards <Ul> <Li> R&B / Hip - Hop Single of the Year </Li> <Li> R&B / Hip - Hop Airplay Single of the Year </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> MTV Video Music Awards <Ul> <Li> Best R&B Video </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards <Ul> <Li> Top R&B / Hip - Hop Song of the Year </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> ASCAP Pop Awards <Ul> <Li> Most Performed Song </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> NAACP Image Awards <Ul> <Li> Outstanding Music Video </Li> <Li> Outstanding Song </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Soul Train Music Awards <Ul> <Li> Best R&B / Soul Single, Female </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards <Ul> <Li> Best R&B / Soul or Rap Song of the Year </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Vibe Awards <Ul> <Li> Best R&B Song </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>

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