Just Be a Man About It

Infobox Single
Name = Just Be a Man About it


Artist = Toni Braxton
Album = The Heat
Released = November 21, 2000 (U.S.)
February 6, 2001 (Canada)
Format = DVD single
Recorded = 2000
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:49
Label = LaFace
Writer = Toni Braxton, Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Bryan-Michael Cox
Producer = Teddy Bishop, Toni Braxton, Bryan-Michael Cox
Certification =
Last single = "He Wasn't Man Enough"
(2000)
This single = "Just Be a Man About It"
(2000)
Next single = "Spanish Guitar"
(2000)

"Just Be a Man About It" is the second single from Toni Braxton's third studio album, "The Heat" (2000). It was released as a DVD single on November 21, 2000 in the United States and February 6, 2001 in Canada, including the music video for the song as well as the video for "Spanish Guitar".

Music video

The single's music video, directed by Bille Woodruff, opens with Braxton's boyfriend (played by rapper Dr. Dre, who also provides additional vocals to the track) leaving a strip club located in Hawthorne, California named Bare Elegance, accompanied by a woman. He stops at a payphone to call up Braxton, who is in their apartment. She looks happy at first, but as he tells her not to wait up for him that night alleging he needs space, her facial expression suddenly changes. The following scenes show Braxton wandering about the apartment, talking on the phone, standing next to the balcony, lying on a couch, and throwing objects such as a picture frame containing a photo of Dre and vases. At one point, Dre hangs up on Braxton, which infuriates her. Toward the end of the video, a man shows up to visit Braxton; they hug each other and proceed to cuddle on the couch, much to Dre's annoyance by the time he arrives home. When Dre questions Braxton about the man, she remains indifferent, causing him to give her the finger and then walk away.

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