A Mind of Its Own

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"A Mind of Its Own"
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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]
Genre
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 from her self-titled debut solo album (2001). It was released on 11 February 2002 as the second and final single from the album and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Beckham's third top-10 single. Beckham also recorded a version of the song in French, "Mon cœur n'en fait qu'à sa tête".

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Commercial performance

"A Mind of Its Own" debuted and peaked at number six on the UK singles chart on 17 February 2002, with first-week sales of 24,000 copies. It became Beckham's third top-10 single on the chart. The single has sold at least 56,500 copies in the United Kingdom. [3]

Music video

The video for "A Mind of Its Own" was directed by Simon Atkinson and Adam Townley. [4] The video was released through a DVD single. It begins with Beckham walking barefoot through a forest; she is wearing a brown blouse and purple skirt. These scenes are interspaced with Beckham sitting by a waterfall. Later on, she finds an abandoned mansion which she enters; it is full of leaves and vines. In the bridge and final chorus, she is shown in one of the bedrooms of the mansion laying on a bed whilst holding a pillow and sitting on a chair; in these scenes, she is wearing a black tank top, jeans and white trainers. The video ends with Beckham looking into the camera, smiling and laughing.

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" (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
  1. "A Mind of Its Own" – 3:48
  2. "Feels So Good" – 3:47

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes. [5]

Charts

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom56,500 [3]

References

  1. "New Releases – For Week Starting 11 February 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 9 February 2002. p. 31. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. "Victoria Beckham : Victoria Beckham". NME . 12 September 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Victoria Beckham – A Mind of Its Own". foreverspice.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 A Mind of Its Own (UK DVD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 2002. VSDVD 1824, 7243 4 92710 9 8.
  5. 1 2 A Mind of Its Own (UK CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 2002. VSCDT1824, 7243 5 46222 29.
  6. A Mind of Its Own (UK cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records. 2002. VSC1824, 7243 5 46222 43.
  7. A Mind of Its Own (European CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 2002. VSCDE1824, 7 24354 62042 3.
  8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 20, no. 10. 2 March 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 8 February 2025.