October 30, 2003 5:51 PM

Ashanti's version

Washington's 99.5 played the "Into You" version featuring Ashanti this afternoon; as Pitchfork notes, she "tries to diva up the track with unnecessary improvisations." Although her approach does stand out from Tamia's minimalism — originally done for the video — I'm surprised the difference was enough to make top 40 radio generally stick with Tamia.

Thoughts?