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"Right Here"
Song
"Right Here"
Song
B-side"Downtown"

"Right Here" is the title of the debut single released by the group SWV. It charted on the Billboard charts as a double-A-side with "Downtown". A remixed version, commonly referred to as "Right Here [Human Nature Remix]", became a number-one R&B single, selling 500,000 copies and earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.[2][3] According to Billboard, the song spent 54 weeks on the R&B chart, which is one of the longest chart runs of all time.[4][failed verification]

Despite the huge success of the single, the group admitted in early 2014 that they didn't really like Teddy Riley's remix of the song.[5]

Original and remixed song

The original version of "Right Here" was released in the third quarter of 1992. It peaked at number 13 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Tamara "Taj" Johnson wrote and performed the bridge to the original song, which would result in her first (of many) co-writing credits on SWV songs.

The "Human Nature" remix by Teddy Riley samples Michael Jackson's 1983 hit "Human Nature". One of their best known hits, it spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, as well as three weeks atop the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. It became one of the longest running number-one R&B singles of 1993. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, held from the top spot by Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover." It also reached the top ten in Europe, including the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three in September 1993.[6]

"Right Here [Human Nature Remix]" appears on the soundtrack and in the film Free Willy. The first verse of the Human Nature remix varies slightly from the original version, and the rapped bridge is omitted. The remix also features a young Pharrell Williams chanting "S...The double...The U...The V!" during the song. This became a common "call" during the group's concerts. "Right Here [Human Nature Remix]" was later remixed for SWV's Remixes EP as a mash-up duet with the song's sample, "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson, who is featured in the duet.

The "Human Nature" remix has been sampled by the late rapper 2Pac on the track "Thug Nature" from Too Gangsta for Radio (2001). Pop singer Chris Brown's song "She Ain't You" (2011) samples Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" and a portion of SWV's remix version. Human Nature was also sampled by Nas in "It Ain't Hard To Tell" off of his debut album Illmatic. [7][8]

Music videos

Both versions of "Right Here" have music videos. The video to the original song begins with Coko discussing a man she likes to Taj and Lelee. It features the singers having flashbacks to boys they liked as young girls, then is brought to the present day with the women and their boyfriends. In between, the girls goof off together in a large, mirrored room. "Right Here" was the first of their videos to showcase the group's dancing skills.

The music video directed by Lionel C. Martin to the remixed version begins with SWV riding horses and fishing on an island's coast, and are shown performing with a band. An alternate version of the "Human Nature Remix" video features scenes from Free Willy along with clips of Michael Jackson performing during the 1992 Dangerous Tour.

The "Human Nature" remix is the more recognized version of the single, and is the one that is usually performed at SWV concerts. However, the original version (complete with the rapped bridge) is occasionally performed instead.

Personnel

Original album version

  • Brian Alexander Morgan: songwriter, producer, keyboards, drum programming, programming, mixing engineer
  • Tamara Johnson: rap
  • Larry Funk, Pat Green, Nat Foster: recording engineers
  • Roey Shamir, Hal Belknap: mixing engineers

Remix

Official versions

  1. "Right Here" 7" radio edit – 3:49
  2. "Right Here" 7" radio edit with rap – 4:24
  3. "Right Here" 12" Power Mix – 5:54
  4. "Right Here" Back to Nature Remix – 4:47
  5. "Right Here" Demolition 12" Mix (containing full-verse Michael Jackson vocals) – 4:58
  6. "Right Here" Demolition Dub Mix – 5:38
  7. "Right Here" Extended Radio Version – 4:43
  8. "Right Here" Funkyman 7" Mix – 4:02
  9. "Right Here" Funkyman 12" Mix – 5:18
  10. "Right Here" Funkyman Scratch Mix – 5:00
  11. "Right Here" G-Man 12" Mix – 6:47
  12. "Right Here" G-Man Radio Mix – 4:16
  13. "Right Here" Heavenly Mix – 4:56
  14. "Right Here" Human Nature Extended Remix – 5:37
  15. "Right Here" Human Nature Radio Remix – 3:46
  16. "Right Here" Original LP Mix – 4:37
  17. "Right Here" Quiet Storm Mix – 4:11
  18. "Right Here" Sahpreem's Funk Rap Show Mix – 3:18
  19. "Right Here" Smooth Bam Jam Mix – 5:02
  20. "Right Here" UK Back to Black Mix – 4:21
  21. "Right Here" Vibe Mix – 4:19

Charts

End-of-year chart (1993) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - SWV singles. RIAA.com. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  2. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "American certifications – S.W.V. – Right Here (Human Nature)/Downtown". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/swv/chart-history/
  5. ^ "SWV Reveals Which One of their Hits They Didn't Like on Sway in the Morning". video interview. youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  6. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=21133
  7. ^ http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2011/05/02/video-premiere-chris-brown-she-aint-you-dedicated-to-michael-jackson/
  8. ^ http://blogs.centrictv.com/music/soulsessions/tag/human-nature/
  9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – SWV – Right Here". Recording Industry Association of America.
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