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{{Single infobox | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Lately
| Cover = Divine lately.jpg
| Artist = [[Divine (group)|Divine]]
| from Album = Fairy Tales
| Released = August 25, 1998
| Format = CD single
| Recorded = 1998
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Length = 4:18 <small>(single version)</small>
| Label = Pendulum/Red Ant
| Writer = Will Baker<br>Christopher Kelly<br>Pete Woodruff
| Producer = John Howcutt<br>Donald Parks
| Certification = Platinum <small>(RIAA)</small>
| Last single =
| This single = "'''Lately'''" <br /> (1998)
| Next single = "[[One More Try (George Michael song)|One More Try]]" <br /> (1999)
}}

"'''Lately'''" is a [[ballad]] recorded by American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[girl group]] [[Divine (group)|Divine]]. The song was released as the group's debut single in 1998 and peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart in the USA. The gospel-inspired song was eventually released to international markets, but it failed to make as big of an impact as it did in North America.

==Track listing==
;US promotional CD single
# "Lately" (radio edit) <small>4:05</small>
# "Lately" (main edit) <small>4:18</small>
# "Lately" (instrumental) <small>5:16</small>

;US CD single
# "Lately" (radio edit) <small>4:05</small>
# "My Love" <small>4:51</small>

===Peak positions===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Chart
! Peak<br>position
|-
|rowspan="6"| 1998
| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100
|align="center"| 1
|-
| US R&B
|align="center"| 2
|-
| New Zealand Singles Chart
|align="center"| 20
|-
| Australian Singles Chart
|align="center"| 50
|-
| Dutch Single Top 100
|align="center"| 51
|-
| UK Singles Chart
|align="center"| 52
|}

===End-of-year charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!End of year chart (1998)
!Position
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1998|accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref>
|align="center"|61
|-
!align="left"|End-of-year chart (1999)
!align="center"|Position
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1999|accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref>
|align="center"|31
|}

===End-of-decade charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1990-1999)
!Position
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="1990sbb">{{cite web | author = Geoff Mayfield | url = http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s | publisher = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' | date = December 25, 1999 | accessdate = October 15, 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|84
|}

{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Lately
| Name = Lately
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Mumba's version is the most popular version to date internationally.
Mumba's version is the most popular version to date internationally.


"Lately" was the fifth and final single from "Gotta Tell You" internationally. It is technically the album's sixth single overall. It was however released to US radio and got lots of airplay.
"Lately" was the fifth and final single from "Gotta Tell You" internationally. It is technically the album's sixth single overall.


===Music video===
===Music video===

Revision as of 11:32, 14 March 2012

"Lately"
Song

"Lately" is a ballad recorded by American R&B girl group Divine. The song was released as the group's debut single in 1998 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA. The gospel-inspired song was eventually released to international markets, but it failed to make as big of an impact as it did in North America.

Track listing

US promotional CD single
  1. "Lately" (radio edit) 4:05
  2. "Lately" (main edit) 4:18
  3. "Lately" (instrumental) 5:16
US CD single
  1. "Lately" (radio edit) 4:05
  2. "My Love" 4:51

Peak positions

Year Chart Peak
position
1998 US Billboard Hot 100 1
US R&B 2
New Zealand Singles Chart 20
Australian Singles Chart 50
Dutch Single Top 100 51
UK Singles Chart 52

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 61
End-of-year chart (1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 31

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990-1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 84
"Lately"
Song

Samantha Mumba version

In 2000 Samantha Mumba released her version of the song on her debut LP Gotta Tell You. Due to the lack of popularity of the original version, performed by Divine, throughout the world (except in the USA), Mumba's label decided to release the song as a single internationally. The single was released in the Autumn of 2001, followed by a commercial release in December 2001. The single managed to peak at number 6 in the UK Singles Chart.

Mumba's version is the most popular version to date internationally.

"Lately" was the fifth and final single from "Gotta Tell You" internationally. It is technically the album's sixth single overall.

Music video

In the music video you see flashes of Mumba singing, and a wall calender flipping down the days. The video eventually goes into a scene of an Asian man's photo hanging on a wall, to whom Mumba is singing about. The video late shows Mumba in front of a dancing choir. It eventually closes with Mumba's face singing the last line "lately".

Track listing

UK CD single
  1. "Lately" (Radio edit) 3:54
  2. "Lately" (Ralphi's Vox 12" Vocal Club Mix) 7:03
  3. "Lately" (Junior Jack Club Mix) 7:04
  4. "Lately" music video
UK promotional CD1 - Remixes
  1. "Lately" (Almighty Mix) 9:10
  2. "Lately" (Craig J's Jump Mix) 4:04
  3. "Lately" (Stuntmasterz Vocal Mix) 7:03
  4. "Lately" (Ralphi's Vox 12") 7:03
  5. "Lately" (Ralphi's Tech-House Dub) 7:46
  6. "Lately" (Stuntmasterz Dub) 6:37
  7. "Lately" (Ralphi's Tribe Dub) 9:31
  8. "Lately" (Sao Benitez Remix) 8:58
  9. "Lately" (Junior Jack Remix) 7:04
  10. "Lately" (Blacksmith Club Rub feat. Know ?uestion) 5:26
  11. "Lately" (Blacksmith Club Dub) 5:26
UK promotional CD2
  1. "Lately" (radio edit) 3:55


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12" promotional vinyl 1
  1. A. "Lately" (Ralphi's Vox 12") 7:03
  2. A. "Lately" (Ralphi's Tech-House Dub) 7:46
  3. B. "Lately" (Ralphi's Tribe Dub) 9:31
  4. B. "Lately" (Craig J's Jump Mix) 4:04
12" promotional vinyl 2
  1. A. "Lately" (Almighty Club Mix) 9:10
  2. A. "Lately" (Craig J's Jump Mix) 4:04
  3. B. "Lately" (Stuntmasterz Vocal Club Mix) 7:03
  4. B. "Lately" (radio edit) 3:54
Single-sided 12" promo 1
  1. "Lately" (Sao Benitez Club Mix) 8:58
Single-sided 12" promo 2
  1. "Lately" (Junior Jack Remix) 7:04

Chart performance

Year Chart Peak
position
2001 Irish Singles Chart 3
UK Singles Chart 6

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  3. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Divine version)
November 28, 1998 		Succeeded by
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