Next Lifetime

"Next Lifetime"
Single by Erykah Badu
from the album Baduizm
Released	May 6, 1997
Format	single
Recorded	1996
Genre	Neo soul, quiet storm, soul
Length	6:27
Label	Kedar Records
Writer(s)	Erykah Badu, A. Scott
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"On & On" (1997) "Next Lifetime" (1997) "Otherside Of The Game" (1997)

"Next Lifetime" is a song by Erykah Badu. It is the second single from her début album Baduizm (1997). It was written by Badu and A. Scott. It is a low-tempo ballad with lyrics that describe being in a relationship but longing for another man. At the start of the song, Badu is heard talking to a man about how they can't be together even though they both have feelings for one another.

Release and reception

Next Lifetime was released as a single on the 6th of May, 1997, and peaked at number 3 on the US Hot R&B Chart chart

Music video

The music video for "Next Lifetime" starts with the title 'a story by Erykah Badu'. It then shows Badu and the man she longs for in several different time frames or 'Lifetimes' including 'Motherland, 1637 A.D.', 'The Movement, 1968' and 'Motherland, 3037'

Chart history

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hot Hip Hop Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	30
Dutch Top 40	100
New Zealand Top 40	40

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