Brokenhearted

Infobox Single
Name = Brokenhearted


Artist = Brandy and Wanya Morris
of Boyz II Men
from Album = Brandy and
The Remix Collection
Released = August 22, 1995
(North America)
Format = CD single, vinyl single, cassette single
Recorded = 1993; 1995 (remix)
Genre = R&B, soul-pop
Length = 5:52 (Album Version)
4:47 (Soulpower Mix)
Label = Atlantic
Writer = Keith Crouch, Glenn McKinney
Producer = Keith Crouch (album)
Soulshock & Karlin (single)
Certification = Gold
Misc =Extra chronology 2
Artist = Brandy singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Best Friend"
(1995)
This single = "Brokenhearted"
(1995)
Next single = "Sittin' up in My Room"
(1995)Extra chronology 2
Artist = Boyz II Men singles
Type = singles
Last single = "One Sweet Day"
(1995)
This single = "Brokenhearted"
(1995)
Next single = "Hey Lover""
(1996)"Brokenhearted" is an R&B ballad performed by singer Brandy. It was written and produced by Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones for the singer's self-titled debut studio album, "Brandy" (1995). A remix version of the song, produced by duo Soulshock & Karlin, including vocals by Boyz II Men lead singer Wanya Morris, was released as the album's fourth and final single in August 1995 (see 1995 in music). In the United States, the song peaked at number 9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming Brandy's third domestic top ten hit.

Recording

The album version of "Brokenhearted" was recorded in a single take, Brandy remembered during the release of "The Best of Brandy" in 2005: "There's a funny story behind the recording of that song! I really wanted to go to Six Flags but the producers kept saying, ‘only after you finish recording!' I sang my heart out...I wanted to go to Six Flags so bad! You can hear the passion in my voice!"cite web|title="Brandy's Biography"|work=SoulTracks|url=http://www.soultracks.com/brandy.htm|accessdate=2008-04-21]

The idea for a duet version of the album original came up, while Brandy was on a two-month stint as the opening act on Boyz II Men's national tour in early 1995. Both artists were on the airplane on the way to another city, when Morris got his hand's on a copy of Brandy's debut album: "I was listening to her album on the plane and I was like, 'Yo, we should do a duet of 'Brokenhearted'," Wanya told "MTV News" the following year.cite web|title="Shaggy The 'Humna Kid,' Brandy And Wanya, Mariah's 'Fantasy': This Week in 1995"|work=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457176/20020826/shaggy.jhtml|accessdate=2008-04-24]

Music video

in the video.

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Brokenhearted.";CD maxi single
# "Brokenhearted" (LP Mix)
# "Brokenhearted" (Soul Power Groove Mix)
# "Brokenhearted" (UniFied Remix)
# "Brokenhearted" (Tumble Bumble Mix)

;CD single (85551-2)
# "Brokenhearted" (Soulpower Mix) – 4:49
# "Brokenhearted" (Soulpower Groove Mix) – 4:47
# "Brokenhearted" (Acoustic Mix) – 5:18
# "Brokenhearted" (LP Version) – 5:52

Charts

References

External links

* [http://www.foreverbrandy.com/ ForeverBrandy.com] — official site
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