"Don't Mind" is a song by American singer

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, recorded for her tenth studio album, '' My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)'' (2011). It was written by Blige along with Priscilla Renea and Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, while production helmed by the latter. The song was released by

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and

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as the album's fourth and final single on June 19, 2012 in the United States, where it reached number 35 on the US '' Billboard''

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chart.

Background

"Don't Mind" was written by Blige, Priscilla Renea and

Jerry Duplessis Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis (born 9 August 1975) is a Haitian music producer, film score composer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. His first major success was as a producer for the Fugees' 1996 album '' The Score''. He also played the bass guitar w ...

. Production on the track was also handled by Duplessis under his pseudonym Wonda. Blige's vocals were recorded by Serge "Sergical" Tsai, while

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mixed the track.

Music video

The music video for "Don't Mind" was directed by

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. It features Blige dressed in a black

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singing about how she doesn’t mind telling her man she loves him. Singing straight to camera, she is seen performing in front of a graffiti laced wall.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)''. *

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– Mary J. Blige, Priscilla Renea,

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– Jerry Wonda *

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– Serge "Sergical" Tsai * Mixing –

* Mastering – Dave Kutch

Charts

References

External links

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