Brown Skin

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"Brown Skin"
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Single by India.Arie
from the album Acoustic Soul
ReleasedJune 12, 2001
Recorded2000
Genre
Length4:56
Label Motown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
India.Arie singles chronology
"Video"
(2001)
"Brown Skin"
(2001)
"Little Things"
(2002)

"Brown Skin" is the second single by American soul and R&B singer-songwriter India.Arie from her debut studio album Acoustic Soul in 2001. The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it became her highest charting single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 29. [1]

Contents

CD single track listing

  1. "Brown Skin" (E-London Radio Mix) – 4:04
  2. "Brown Skin" (E-London Club Mix) – 8:29
  3. "Brown Skin" (E-London Instrumental) – 8:28
  4. "Brown Skin" (illicit Radio Mix) – 3:57
  5. "Brown Skin" (Illicit Club Mix) – 8:24
  6. "Brown Skin" (Illicit Instrumental) – 8:24 [2]

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 95
Dutch Singles Chart 88
UK Singles Chart 29
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 109
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 39

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Brown Skin"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJune 12, 2001 Motown [3]
United KingdomOctober 1, 2001 [4]

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