"Be Careful" is an 1998 R&B song by American singer Sparkle from her 1998 debut album, Sparkle The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Rhythmic Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Singles chart.

The video, directed by Kelly, also features Kelly who both wrote, produced and composed this song. The single and the video were released before R. Kelly's single "When a Woman's Fed Up", which is the continuation of the story. Five weeks after the song was released it had already been played on the radio more than 40 million times in the US. Due to a Billboard rule the song could not chart on the regular "Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart" in America. The music video is directed by R. Kelly. The video shows a regular African American family in the less fortunate places.

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