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R&B recording artist

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, recorded for her debut album, ''

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'' (2005). It was written by the singer along with

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and

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, while production on the track was helmed by the latter. Released on November 9, 2004 as the lead single from the album, it was mildly successful commercially, peaking at number 71 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 23 on the

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charts. There was a remix to the song that featured rapper

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, who was incarcerated. This version made its way to radio airplay format, while the video version does not have Shyne in it. Vocals from

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's "

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" are used throughout, although "I Changed My Mind" actually samples "

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(Intro)" by

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, in which Burke's sample is already embedded (Dr. Dre can be heard over the top of the sample saying "Yeah nigga...").

Background

Keyshia Cole wrote the song verse,

wrote the bridge, and

wrote the vocals as well as produced it. The song also has background vocals by Legend. As are most of her songs, Keyshia wrote this about an ex-boyfriend. As her boyfriend has another girl on the side, he does not pay attention to Cole. She finds out about her, and "changes her mind", that she doesn't want to be with him anymore. She then goes on in the bridge, singing to him "I don't care if you come back to me on your knees, I just don't love you no more."

Chart performance

"I Changed My Mind" debuted on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 72, the highest debut of all Cole's singles. As a CD single release, it achieved "greatest retail gainer" status for two weeks. The song lingered in the bottom quarter of the Hot 100 for 2 months, eventually peaking at number 71. "I Changed My Mind" also peaked at number 23 on the US

Music video

The music video for "I Changed My Mind" was directed by

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and filmed in Cole's hometown,

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on June 30, 2004. In the beginning, the video has various

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s of different places in the

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and has a resemblance of

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's 1993 Video of ''

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''. In the video, Cole has a boyfriend whom she loves, but obviously finds out that he is cheating on her. She gets very upset and confronts him. She leaves him, and quickly moves on. The video features Kanye West and shows

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's promo CD "More or Less", He is featured on the Remix of this single. It was first seen as the "New Joint of the Week" on

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on August 13, 2004.

Promotion

Cole first performed "I Changed My Mind" during friend and producer Kanye West's set on Usher's

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(2004).

Track listings

Notes * signifies an additional producer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Way It Is''. * Keyshia Cole – vocals, writer *

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– additional producer * Manny Halley – executive producer * Tal Herzberg – additional producer, engineer * Jun Ishizeki – engineer * Anthony Kilhoffer – engineer *

– writer *

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– mixing engineer *

– producer

Charts

References

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