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"Whole Damn Year"
Song

"Whole Damn Year" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige along with British musician Emeli Sandé and Knox Brown, the song is produced by Knox Brown for The London Sessions (2014). Released as the album's second single following "Therapy", it has since the top five on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart.

Background

"Whole Damn Year" was written by Blige along with producer Knox Brown and musician Emeli Sandé. Commenting on its creation, Sandé stated: “I wrote this song and I love this song, but I didn’t think that it was a song for me for some reason [...] And as soon as Mary heard it and connected to it, it really felt like the song had found it’s natural and true home.”[1]

Chart performance

On September 22, 2014, Blige debuted second single "Whole Damn Year" on Power 105's The Breakfast Club.[2] The song debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart at number 27 and Adult R&B Songs chart as greatest gainer of the week at number 15.[3] The song was eventually released on October 21, 2014 as a digital download.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 39
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 21
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] 5

References

  1. ^ "Premiere: Watch Mary J. Blige Create Your Ex-Girl's Next Break-Up Anthem". Vibe. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
  2. ^ "Rap-Up.com -- New Music: Mary J. Blige – 'Whole Damn Year' + 'Therapy'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift Tops Adult Pop Songs, Sam Smith Rules Adult R&". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
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