"Maybe" is a song by American singer

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from her third studio album, '' The Heat'' (2000). It was released to

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radio in the United States on February 6, 2001, as the album's fourth and final single.

Music video

The music video for "Maybe", directed by Chris Robinson, remained unreleased as Braxton felt it was too risqué. The treatment saw Braxton arriving home from the 2001 Grammy Awards ceremony after winning the award for

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for "

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". She enters in the infamous dress and begins to undress while a peeper (played by James C. Mathis III) looks in. Although the video was never released, Braxton shows a clip of the never-before-seen video on her DVD ''From Toni with Love: DVD Collection''. It was later leaked onto

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with the unreleased video for "The Heat" following it.

Track listings

*US promotional CD single #"Maybe" (Radio Edit) – 3:08 #"Maybe" (Instrumental) – 3:08 #"Maybe" (Call Out Research Hook) – 0:10 *US promotional 12-inch single :A1. "Maybe" ( HQ² Club Mix) – 8:30 :A2. "Maybe" (HQ² Radio Mix) – 3:33 :B. "Maybe" (

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NYC Club Mix) – 8:07

Charts

References

2000 songs 2001 singles Arista Records singles LaFace Records singles Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Songs written by Keith Crouch Songs written by Toni Braxton Toni Braxton songs {{2000s-R&B-song-stub