G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.

"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T."
Single by Changing Faces
from the album All Day, All Night
B-side	"Goin' Nowhere"
Released	April 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
Length	4:28
Label	Big Beat Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	R. Kelly
Producer(s)	R. Kelly
Changing Faces singles chronology
"I Got Somebody Else" (1996) "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (1997) "All of My Days" (1997)

"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (pronounced "Ghetto-u-t") is a song by American R&B duo Changing Faces. Released in 1997 from their second album, All Day, All Night (1997), and produced by R. Kelly, the single reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. The song also became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and reached number 22 in New Zealand.

Track listings

US CD and cassette single ^{[1] [2]}

1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)
2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

US 12-inch single ^[3]

A1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)

A2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental)

B1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version)

B2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

UK CD and 12-inch single, Australian CD single ^{[4] [5]}

1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version) – 4:28
3. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 3:52
4. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental) – 4:28
5. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (instrumental) – 3:52

UK cassette single ^[6]

1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 4:28

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 22 Scotland (OCC) [8] 42 UK Singles (OCC) [9] 10 UK Dance (OCC) [10] 10 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 8 US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [13] 1 US Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 31 US Rhythmic Top 40 ( Billboard ) [15] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 31 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) [17] 3 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [18] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [19]	Platinum	1,200,000 [20]

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 31, 1997	R&B radio	Big Beat Atlantic	[21]
	April 22, 1997	CD cassette		[ citation needed ]
	April 29, 1997	Rhythmic contemporary radio		[22]
United Kingdom	July 14, 1997	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[23]

References

1. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US CD single liner notes). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 2-98026.
2. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US cassette single sleeve). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 4-98026.
3. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US 12-inch single sleeve). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 0-95605.
4. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003CD, 7567-95584-2.
5. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003T, 7567-95584-0.
6. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK cassette single sleeve). Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003C, 7567-98032-4.
7. "Changing Faces – G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
10. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
11. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
12. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . June 7, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
13. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. May 17, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
14. "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. May 31, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
15. "Rhythmic Airplay" . Billboard. August 9, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
16. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
17. "1997 The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-40.
18. "Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 5, no. 52. December 28, 1997. p. 42.
19. "American single certifications – Changing Faces – G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." Recording Industry Association of America.
20. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 5. January 31, 1998. p. 76. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 29, 2015.
21. Reynolds, J.R. (17 May 1997). "Big Beat Works 'All Day All Night' to Take Changing Faces Mainstream". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 20. p. 84.
22. "New Releases". Radio & Records . No. 1194. April 25, 1997. p. 42.
23. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . July 12, 1997. p. 31.

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)