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Sittin' Up in My Room

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"Sittin' Up in My Room"
Song

"Sittin' Up in My Room" is a song by American singer Brandy, written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds for the soundtrack of the 1995 motion picture Waiting to Exhale. The track was one out of five singles the album spawned and reached number-two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Brandy's most successful single on particular chart up to that point.

In the video, Brandy is swimming in thoughts of a guy, keeping herself penned up in a very trippy retro, cartoonish room after her friend told her that her love interest is joining the party, which is going on downstairs. Actor Donald Faison played her love interest in this music video, directed by Hype Williams.

It is of note that the characteristic bass intro is a replica of the famous riff performed by bassist Larry Graham, of Sly and the Family Stone, on their hit Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).[1]

Formats and tracklistings

U.S. CD single #1
  1. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (Album Version) – 4:52
  2. "My Love, Sweet Love" (by Patti LaBelle) – 4:21
U.S. CD single #2
  1. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (Doug Rasheed remix) – 3:53
  2. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (Album Version) – 4:52
U.S. maxi single
  1. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (Doug Rasheed remix)
  2. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (Doug Rasheed hip hop remix)
  3. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (Doug Rasheed instrumental)
  4. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (Doug Rasheed hip hop instrumental)
  5. "Sittin' Up in My Room" (album version)
Japanese mini CD
  1. "Sittin' Up in My Room"
  2. "My Love, Sweet Love" (performed by Patti Labelle)

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 6
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 60
UK Singles Chart[2] 30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles[3] 2

References

  1. ^ Bass Player Magazine, January 2000. Bassplayer.com. Accessed on 2009-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c "NZ: "Sittin' Up in My Room"". Charts.org. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  3. ^ a b "AMG: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-04-29.


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