"Trust" is a song recorded by American recording artist

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. It was written by Cole and Frederick Taylor and co-produced by Donald "Toxic" Alford and

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for her third studio album, '' A Different Me'' (2008). It is a re-recording of the

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pre-order bonus song from Cole's previous album Just Like You. In 2008, the

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was re-recorded as a

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with fellow R&B singer Monica, replacing parts of Cole's original vocals with hers, and was included on Cole's third studio album '' A Different Me'' (2008). It was released as the album's third single on , with its music video world premiering on in time for

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. The song became Monica's sixteenth chart entry on the

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, also becoming Cole's highest-peaking single from the album. The accompanying music video for "Trust", directed by Chris Robinson, was ranked at 15th on

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's ''Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009'' countdown. It also peaked on top on BET's ''

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''.

Track listing

*;US promo single # "Trust" (No Intro, Radio Edit) — 3:26 # "Trust" (With Intro, Radio Edit) — 3:46 # "Trust" (Album Version) — 4:16

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

KeyshiaCole.com
— official site
Monica.com
— official site {{Monica songs 2007 songs 2009 singles Keyshia Cole songs Monica (singer) songs Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Song recordings produced by Ron Fair Contemporary R&B ballads Songs written by Keyshia Cole Soul ballads 2000s ballads