A Mind of Its Own

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"A Mind of Its Own"
Amindofitsowncover.jpg
Single by Victoria Beckham
from the album Victoria Beckham
B-side
  • "Always Be My Baby"
  • "Feels So Good"
Released11 February 2002 (2002-02-11) [1]
Length3:48
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Steve Kipner
  • Andrew Frampton
Victoria Beckham singles chronology
"Not Such an Innocent Girl"
(2001)
"A Mind of Its Own"
(2002)
"This Groove" / "Let Your Head Go"
(2003)
Music video
"A Mind of Its Own" on YouTube

"A Mind of Its Own" is a song by British singer-songwriter Victoria Beckham. It was released on 11 February 2002 as the second single from her debut self-titled solo album (2001). It peaked and debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart and became the UK's 173rd-best-seller of 2002. Beckham also recorded a version of the song in French, "Mon cœur n'en fait qu'à sa tête".

Contents

Commercial Performance

A Mind of Its Own debuted at number 6 on The Official UK Singles Chart on February 13, 2002, selling just under 24,000 copies in its first week. [2] Official sales of the single in the United Kingdom are at 56,500 copies. [3]

Track listings

  1. "A Mind of Its Own" – 3:48
  2. "Always Be My Baby" – 3:29
  3. "Feels So Good" – 3:47
  1. "A Mind of Its Own" – 3:48
  2. "Feels So Good" – 3:47
  1. "A Mind of Its Own" (video) – 3:48
  2. "Always Be My Baby" (audio plus photo gallery) – 3:29
  3. "Feels So Good" (audio plus photo gallery) – 3:47
  4. Victoria 'Behind the Scenes' at the video shoot 1 – 0:30
  5. Victoria 'Behind the Scenes' at the video shoot 2 – 0:30
  6. Victoria 'Behind the Scenes' at the video shoot 3 – 0:30
  7. Victoria 'Behind the Scenes' at the video shoot 4 – 0:30

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes. [4]

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 42
Scotland (OCC) [9] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 6

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