"Long as I Live" is a song by American singer

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from her eighth studio album ''

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'' (2018). Written by Braxton,

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, and

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, whom also produced the track, it is a "soulful '90s-style" R&B and

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track that finds the singer struggling with breaking up and moving on from her past lover. The song was released on February 9, 2018 by

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as the second single from the album, with an accompanying music video premiered on March 23, 2018 to coincide with the parent album's release. Upon its release, "Long as I Live" received positive reviews from music critics for its "nostalgic" feel, with Braxton's voice described "as strong as ever". The song won the 50th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song, Traditional, and also earned Braxton nominations for

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and

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at the

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, the former being her fifth overall and first nomination in eighteen years since "

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". The song also attained commercial success for the singer in the States, becoming her eight chart-topper for five consecutive weeks on the US ''Billboard'' Adult R&B Songs, thus becoming the artist with the second most number one titles on the chart. It was also her first top fifteen entry on the

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chart in nearly eighteen years since "

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", and her first single to enter the component

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, peaking at number fifty-four. Braxton has since appeared on several daytime shows to promote the song, and eventually embarked on the eponymous As Long as I Live Tour to further perform the song and its parental album throughout 2019.

Background and promotion

On February 27, 2018, Braxton appeared on the daytime show '' Loose Women'' to promote "Long as I Live" and her upcoming album ''

''. A behind-the-scenes video was released on Braxton's Instagram account featuring the auditions of dancers for the music video. On March 21, 2018, she posted a 26-second teaser of the music video, announcing that it would premiere on

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after the season six premiere of ''

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'' on March 22, 2018.

Music video

The audio video was released to Braxton's

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channel on February 9, 2018. The music video was recorded on March 6, 2018, and released on March 23, 2018. The music video also features Braxton's younger sisters, Towanda and

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. Since its release the video has garnered over 80 million views on YouTube. Model Herly Ulysse starred in the video.Handsome Model Speaks to RTM About Starring In Toni Braxton's Latest Video
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Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Sex & Cigarettes''. * Walter Barnes – bass *

– mixing, instruments, vocal producer * Toni Braxton – vocals, vocal producer, writer *

– instruments, producer, writer * Erick Walls –

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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