"A Mind of Its Own" | ||||
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Released | 11 February 2002 [1] | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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"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".
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]
Personnel are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes. [4]
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] | 42 |
Scotland (OCC) [9] | 7 |
UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 6 |
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