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. It was written by Dallas Austin, Colin Wolfe, and Malik Edwards, and produced by the former two. It was released as the second single along with " Before You Walk Out of My Life" from Monica's debut

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'' (1995). The song is built around a sample of "Spoonin' Rap" (1979) by American hip hop trio

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, written by Gabriel Jackson.

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from former rap duo Illegal performs several ad-libs and sings part of the bridge, earning him a place as a featured artist on the track.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the album's liner notes. *Monica Arnold – vocals * Dallas Austin – production, writing *Leslie Brathwaite – recording * Debra Killings – backing vocals *Mr. Malik – vocals *Kevin Parker – mixing assistance, recording* *Rick Sheppard – programming *Brian Smith – recording assistance *Alvin Speights – mixing *Colin Wolfe –

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, production, writing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1995 songs 1996 singles Monica (singer) songs Song recordings produced by Dallas Austin Songs written by Dallas Austin New jack swing songs