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Revision as of 23:33, 5 May 2009

"Right Here"
Song
B-side"Gonna Find My Love"

"Right Here (Departed)" is a song by American singer Brandy, written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and The Writing Camp members Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Victoria Horn, Erika Nuri, and David "DQ" Quiñones and produced by Jerkins for her fifth studio album Human (2008). Its lyrics chronicle a woman's talks about mutual support with loved ones.[1]

Picked as the album's leading single and Brandy's first release with Epic Records, following her split with Atlantic Records in 2005, the song premiered via Brandy's official webpage on August 13, 2008.[2] Her first release in four years, it was officially serviced to U.S. radios on August 25, 2008.[3] The song has since reached the number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the top ten of the French Singles Chart.[4][5]

Recording and theme

Penned by Evan "Kidd" Bogart and his fellow Writing Camp members Victoria Horn, Erika Nuri and David Quiñones, "Right Here (Departed)" was not recorded until late into the production of the Human album. It was the first out of several new demo tracks producer Rodney Jerkins presented to Brandy, following the pair's musical reunification in early June 2008, and actually the first song they recorded together at the 2nd Floor Studios in Los Angeles.[6] "Our experience this time has been very magical," Brandy said about her collaboration with Jerkins in an interview with MTV News, citing the song as their "reconnect": "Our sound is a little bit different from our old sound, but we are back, and I'm never leaving Rodney again [...]."[1] Recorded with therapeutical background, Brandy has noted the fatal 2006 car accident, in which she was involved, as a reason for its inclusion on the album.[7]

While "Right Here (Departed)" was not specifically created for Brandy or the Human album, Bogart called it an "honor" to have the singer record one of their songs, having wished to work with her before. "I think it's definitely a great comeback song for her, stylistically and conceptually," he said. "It's like working a new artist."[8] Her first record as a member of The Writing Team, Erika Nuri, added: "It is truly an honor and a blessing to have her first single, especially knowing that so many other great songwriters and producers were gunning for it and are on the album. I do think it's a perfect comeback song for her. A song for her old fans, but also new enough for kids that have never heard her before to gravitate too."[8]

The song premiered via Brandy's official webpage on August 13, 2008.[2] A remix of "Right Here (Departed)", featuring rapper The Game, was released in November 2008,[2] with another official remix featuring label mate Sean Kingston being leaked in December 2008.[2]

Critical reception

The song garnered generally positive reviews by music critics. Alex Macpherson of The Guardian noted the song Human's finest moment: "Norwood turns to face the world, though: 'Right Here (Departed)' is a cosmic, ride-or-die declaration of epic scope,"[9] while Emmanuel Ezugwu, reviewer for the RWD Magazine, called it a "joyous ode to overcoming insurmountable odds."[10] Los Angeles Times writer Mikael Wood, barely satisfied with Human in general, cited "Right Here (Departed)" one of the few highlights on the album:, stating: "Catchy lead single 'Right Here (Departed)' manages to dial down Brandy's introspection and increase the groove factor."[11] Newsday reviewer Glenn Gamboa wrote: "With the help of producer Rodney Jerkins, Brandy radiates warmth and hopefulness throughout Human - not in the naive way of someone who doesn't know any better, but in the determined way of someone who does. Her delivery on the up-tempo "Right Here (Departed)" reflects those choices. There's no showing off with vocal acrobatics or flashy production, just a premium on the melody and the mood [...]."[12]

Music video

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The music video for "Right Here (Departed)", Brandy's first collaboration with Canadian director Little X, was filmed on August 17, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.[1] Shot on-street and in front of a greenscreen, it features cameo appearances by Jerkins and Brandy's younger brother Ray J, also starring actor Cory Hardrict as Brandy's boyfriend.[6] The production of the clip was tracked by BET's Access Granted television series, with the final cut eventually premiering on small screen on September 3, 2008 at the end of its Access Granted episode and online at 3:00 pm PT on Yahoo! Music.[13]

The concept of the video was chosen out of several different ideas.[13] Brandy, who cited the realness of Little X's treatment as its strength, has described the video about being there for a loved one.[13] The concept depicts Brandy as an angel, who is "crossing over to the other side and coming back into my family's life. Just popping up everywhere, just singing to them," she said, also noting its I Am Legend feel. "You can take it like you're talking about a mother and a daughter, a sister, brother, girlfriend, whatever — it's universal in that way [...] sometimes you see me on the street by myself completely, and it's pretty cool. I'm really excited about it [...]."[1][14] Although the shooting of a scene with Brandy interacting with a young girl was captured by Access Granted, the sequence was not included into the final cut of the video.[13]

On October 31, 2008, the video reached number one on BET's 106 & Park countdown.[15] In addition, it was voted number 69 on BET: Notarized Top 100 videos of 2008.[15]

Chart performance

Brandy's first release in four years, "Right Here (Departed)" was premiered via Brandy's official webpage on August 13, 2008,[2] and officially serviced to U.S. radios on August 25, 2008.[3] It debuted at number 83 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 issue dated September 27, 2008, being the fourth-highest new entry of the week.[16] Although the song fell four spots the following week, it slowly rose week by week and eventually peaked at number 34 on the Hot 100 chart, following the album's release on December 9. On Billboard's component charts, the single reached the top spot on the Hot Dance Club Play chart (becoming Brandy's first single to do so) and number 22 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Pop 100 charts.[17]

In Canada, "Right Here (Departed)" became Brandy's highest-charting single since 2002's "What About Us?." It debuted at number 95 on the Canadian Hot 100, dropped one week after and made a re-entry a month later on the chart, eventually rising to its peak position of number 39.[5] Having received limited release throughout Europe yet, the single reached the top ten in France, where it became her best-selling effort in ten years, reaching a peak position of number seven based on digital downloads only.[5] It also scored chart positions in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Japan, and Sweden, where it managed to reach the top forty, as well as a peak position of number 54 in Switzerland.[5]

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Right Here (Departed)."

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2008/2009) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 11
Brazil (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 5
Bulgarian Singles Chart[5] 4
Canadian Hot 100[5] 39
Danish Singles Chart[5] 14
European Hot 100[19] 9
French Singles Chart[5] 7
German Singles Chart[5] 2
German Black Chart[20] 1
Japan Hot 100[21] 6
China World Pop Singles Chart[5] 11
The UK Singles Chart[5] 9
Italy Pop Hot 100[5] 34
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[17] 22
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[17] 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[17] 22

Release history

Region Format Date
internet leak August 13, 2008
United States rhythm/crossover radio August 25, 2008[3]
digital download September 9, 2008
mainstream radio September 23, 2008[3]
Austria digital download September 12, 2008
Germany
Switzerland
United Kingdom [22] digital download October 20, 2008
France CD single, digital download January 19, 2009
Switzerland
United States Remix single January 27, 2009
Austria [23] CD single March 20, 2009
Germany [24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Shaheem Reid & Matt Elias (2008-08-15). "Brandy Readies Human After Four-Year Hiatus". MTV News. VH1.com. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Listen to Brandy's New Single". Foreverbrandy.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-12.
  3. ^ a b c d "Upcoming radio releases". FMBQ. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  4. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Issue Date: 2008-08-30". Billboard. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Song Performance". aCharts.us. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  6. ^ a b "Rodney Jerkins on Britney Spears and Brandy's New Albums". Rap-Up Magazine. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-08-23. Cite error: The named reference "mtv" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Seacrest, Ryan (2008-10-20). "Brandy is Back!". KissFM. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  8. ^ a b Hamada, H. (2008-11-08). "The Writing Camp Interview". MonicaMania. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  9. ^ Macpherson, Alex (2008-12-05). "Brandy: Human review". The Guradian. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  10. ^ Ezugwu, Emmanuel. "Online Review: Brandy - Human". RWD Magazine. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  11. ^ Wood, Mikael (2008-12-08). "Album Review: Brandy's Human". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  12. ^ Gamboa, Glenn (2008-12-09). "Review: Brandy's new CD Human". Newsday. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  13. ^ a b c d "On the set of "Right Here (Departed)" with Brandy". BET (Access Granted). TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  14. ^ "Brandy Is Back". BET on Blast. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  15. ^ a b "10& & Park". BET.com. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  16. ^ "Chart Listing for the week of Sep. 27, 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  17. ^ a b c d "Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  18. ^ "Right Here (Departed) (Remixes)". eBay. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  19. ^ Hot 100 Singles&model.chartId=3104978 "European Hot 100 Singles (2008-12-27)". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  20. ^ "Deutsche Black Charts". Media Control. MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  21. ^ "Japan Hot 100 Singles (2009-02-27)". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  22. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=brandy+right+here&x=0&y=0
  23. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Right-Here-Departed-Maxi-Basic/dp/B001RCAWLW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1234127222&sr=8-4
  24. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Right-Here-Departed-Maxi-Basic/dp/B001RCAWLW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1234127222&sr=8-4

External links

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
December 13, 2008 		Succeeded by
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