- Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)
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"Don't Take It Personal
(Just One of Dem Days)"
Single by Monica from the album Miss Thang Released April 10, 1995 Format CD maxi single
cassette single
7" singleRecorded 1994—1995 Genre R&B, hip hop soul Length 4:18 (album version) Label Rowdy, Arista Writer(s) Dallas Austin, Willie James Baker, Daryl Simmons, James Todd Smith, Charleton Ridenour, Marlon Williams Producer Dallas Austin Certification Platinum (RIAA) Monica singles chronology "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)"
(1995)"Before You Walk Out of My Life\Like This and Like That"
(1995)"Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by producer Dallas Austin, Willie James Baker, Daryl Simmons, Marlon Williams and rappers LL Cool J and Chuck D for her debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995), incorporating samples of both LL Cool J's 1993 record "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)" and Public Enemy's 1987 song "Bring the Noise," also featuring elements from "You're Getting a Little too Smart" by The Detroit Emeralds.
The song was released as the album's lead single in the United States in early 1995, and eventually certified platinum by the RIAA.[1] It spent two weeks at number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, also reaching the top ten of the singles charts in Australia and New Zealand. "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)," alongside follow-up single "Before You Walk Out of My Life," would make the singer the youngest recording artist to have two consecutive number-one hits on the Billboard R&B chart at the age of fourteen.[2]
An accompanying music video for the single, shot in black-and-white, was directed by Rich Murray and released in June 1995.[3]
Contents
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1995) Peak
positionAustralia (ARIA)[4] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 20 New Zealand (RIANZ)[6] 5 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 32 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 2 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 1 Year-end charts
Chart (1995) Position US Billboard Hot 100[10] 9 Cover versions
- White Hinterland covered the song on her Eidolon EP.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA.com. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Monica&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ Christian, Margena A. (2003-07-28). "Monica: Shares Life's Lessons On New CD After The Storm". Jet. FindArticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_5_104/ai_105917570/. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Monica Videography". MVDBase.com. http://mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Monica&first=. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Monica – Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Monica search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Monica – Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Monica – Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2010/12/03/mp3-premiere-white-hinterland-dont-take-it-personal/
External links
- Monica.com — official Monica site
Miss Thang "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) (1995)" · "Before You Walk Out of My Life (1995)" · "Like This and Like That" (1995) · "Why I Love You So Much" (1996)The Boy Is Mine "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) · "The First Night" (1998) · "Angel of Mine" (1999) · "Inside" (1999) · "Street Symphony" (1999) · "Right Here Waiting" (2000)All Eyez on Me "All Eyez on Me" (2002) · "Too Hood" (2002)After the Storm The Makings of Me "Everytime tha Beat Drop" (2006) · "A Dozen Roses (You Remind Me)" (2006) · "Sideline Ho" (2007) · "Hell No (Leave Home)" (2007)Still Standing "Everything to Me" (2010) · "Love All Over Me" (2010) · "Here I Am" (2010)New Life "Anything (To Find You)" (2011) · "Until It's Gone" (2011)Soundtrack "Freedom" (1995) · "Ain't Nobody" (1996) · "For You I Will" (1997) · "I've Got to Have It" (2000) · "Just Another Girl" (2001)Featured artist Other songs "Gone Be Fine" (1999) · "Still Standing"Categories:- 1995 singles
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Monica songs
- Songs produced by Dallas Austin
- Songs written by Dallas Austin
- Songs written by Daryl Simmons
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