A Mind of Its Own

For books of the same title, see A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis and A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives.

"A Mind of Its Own"
Single by Victoria Beckham
from the album Victoria Beckham
B-side	"Always Be My Baby" "Feels So Good"
Released	11 February 2002 (2002-02-11) [1]
Genre	Pop-garage R&B [2]
Length	3:48
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Victoria Beckham Steve Kipner Andrew Frampton
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".

Commercial performance

"A Mind of Its Own" debuted at number six on the UK singles chart on 17 February 2002, selling just under 24,000 copies during its first week on sale. ^[3] The single has sold at least 56,500 copies in the United Kingdom. ^[4]

Track listings

• UK CD and cassette single ^{[5] [6]}

1. "A Mind of Its Own" – 3:48
2. "Always Be My Baby" – 3:29
3. "Feels So Good" – 3:47

• European CD single ^[7]

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

• UK DVD single ^[8]

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. ^[5]

• Victoria Beckham – writing
• Steve Kipner – writing, production
• Andrew Frampton – writing, production
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Paul "P-Dub" Walton – mix engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 42 Scotland (OCC) [10] 7 UK Singles (OCC) [11] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position UK Singles (OCC) [12] 173

Sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom	—	56,500 [4]

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. Jones, Alan (23 February 2002). "Chart Commentary" (PDF). Music Week . p. 17.
4. "Victoria Beckham – A Mind of Its Own". foreverspice.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
5. A Mind of Its Own (UK CD single liner notes). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2002. VSCDT1824, 7243 5 46222 29.
6. A Mind of Its Own (UK cassette single sleeve). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2002. VSC1824, 7243 5 46222 43.
7. A Mind of Its Own (European CD single liner notes). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2002. VSCDE1824, 7 24354 62042 3.
8. A Mind of Its Own (UK DVD single liner notes). Victoria Beckham. Virgin Records. 2002. VSDVD 1824, 7243 4 92710 9 8.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 20, no. 10. 2 March 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 8 February 2025.