Before You Walk Out of My Life
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| Single by Monica | ||||
| from the album Miss Thang | ||||
| Released | October 3, 1995 | |||
| Format | CD maxi single cassette single 7" single |
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| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop soul | |||
| Length | 4:53 (album version) | |||
| Label | Rowdy, Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Andrea Martin, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin | |||
| Producer | Soulshock & Karlin | |||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |||
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"Before You Walk out of My Life" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by Andrea Martin and Soulshock & Karlin, and it was produced by Soulshock & Karlin for her debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995). The song was released as the album's second single on October 3, 1995, with "Like This and Like That" serving as its double A-side side stateside.
The single became Monica's second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, spending two weeks at number-one on the chart, and reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Additionally, the song was ranked number thirty-eight on the 1996 Billboard year-end chart and certified platinum by the RIAA.[1][2] "Before You Walk Out of My Life," alongside previous single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)," made the singer the youngest recording artist to have two consecutive number-one hits on Billboard's R&B chart at the age of fourteen.[2]
An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Kevin Bray and released in October 1995.[3]
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[edit] Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Before You Walk Out of My Life".
- "Before You Walk out of My Life" (Album Version)
- "Before You Walk out of My Life" (Mike Dean Mix)
- "Before You Walk out of My Life" (Pete Rock Mix)
- "Before You Walk out of My Life" (Tony Rich Remix)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Weekly charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand (RIANZ)[4] | 8 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 7 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 38 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA.com. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Monica&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ a b Christian, Margena A. (2003-07-28). "Monica: Shares Life's Lessons On New CD After The Storm". Jet. FindArticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_5_104/ai_105917570/. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Monica Videography". MVDBase.com. http://mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Monica&first=. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Monica – Before You Walk Out of My Life". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Monica – Before You Walk Out of My Life" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
[edit] External links
- Monica.com — official Monica site
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