"These Are The Times" is the second single released from
Dru Hill
Dru Hill is an American R&B group, whose repertoire included soul, hip hop soul and gospel music. The group was founded in Baltimore in 1992 and is still active. Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B number-one hits ...
's second album, ''
Enter the Dru
''Enter the Dru'' is the second studio album from American R&B group Dru Hill, released October 27, 1998 on Island Records. The album's name comes from Bruce Lee's film, ''Enter the Dragon''. This is the first album that the group were credited as ...
''. The single reached number 21 on the Hot 100 and number 5 on the R&B chart, staying on the chart for 21 weeks.
The song reached the UK Top 5, peaking at number 4, being Dru Hill's highest and last charting hit in that country to date.
Music video
The music video was directed by
Bille Woodruff
Bille Woodruff is a director of film, television and music videos, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists since the mid-1990s. These artists include Joe (singer), Joe, for whom Woodruff has directed 9 music video ...
, it was inspired by the film ''
The Man in the Iron Mask''. Sisqó played both the good twin and the evil twin and Jazz, Woody and Nokio played the Musketeers. Actress
Lark Voorhies
Lark Voorhies (born Lark Holloway; March 25, 1974) is an American actress, singer, spokeswoman and model. Voorhies rose to fame playing Lisa Marie Turtle on the NBC sitcom ''Saved by the Bell'' (1989–1993). Voorhies was nominated for the Young ...
appears in the video as Sisqó's love interest.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1998 singles
1998 songs
Dru Hill songs
Island Records singles
Songs written by Babyface (musician)
Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)
Songs written by Damon Thomas (record producer)
Contemporary R&B ballads
Soul ballads
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