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"A Rose Is Still a Rose"
Song

"A Rose Is Still a Rose" is a 1998 single written and produced by Lauryn Hill and recorded and released by singer Aretha Franklin off the album of the same name. Written by Hill for Franklin, the song is feminist-based, focused on a motherly figure giving advice to a younger woman who keeps getting into bad relationships. Throughout the song, Franklin advises that in spite of everything and despite the woman's "scorned roses and thorn crowns" that the woman is "still a rose". Elements of the song "What I Am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians were sung throughout the song by Hill herself. The video features Franklin, Hill and other female R&B singers such as Faith Evans, Changing Faces, and Amel Larrieux and featured Elise Neal in the video as the protagonist along with A Tribe Called Quest rapper, Q-Tip. Released in 1998, the song became a surprise hit for Franklin, 40-plus years into her career, reaching number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart while also reaching the UK top 40. The song helped its parent album reach gold status and remains one of Franklin's most played songs from her later years. The song was Aretha Franklin's last Top 40 hit.

Formats and Track Listing

Charts and certifications

Credits

  • Lead and background vocals by Aretha Franklin
  • Additional vocals by Lauryn Hill
  • Produced by Lauryn Hill

References

  1. ^ A Rose Is Still A Rose (U.S. CD Single liner notes). Aretha Franklin. Arista Records. 1998. B00000635Y.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  3. ^ A Rose Is Still A Rose (U.K. CD Single liner notes). Aretha Franklin. Arista Records. 1998. 74321 56974 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  5. ^ A Rose Is Still A Rose (U.S. CD Single liner notes). Aretha Franklin. Arista Records. 1998. ASCD 3486.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ A Rose Is Still A Rose (U.S. 12" Single liner notes). Aretha Franklin. Arista Records. 1998. ADP 3486.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ A Rose Is Still A Rose (U.S. 12" Single liner notes). Aretha Franklin. Arista Records. 1998. 07822-13484-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 269 Vikuna 23.4. - 30.4. 1998)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved July 6, 2018. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". officialcharts.com.
  12. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. 111 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 75 January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Franklin, Aretha – A Rose Is Still a Rose". Recording Industry Association of America.
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