I Used to Know Her: The Prelude

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I Used to Know Her: The Prelude
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EP by
ReleasedAugust 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
Length19:58
Label RCA
Producer
H.E.R. chronology
H.E.R.
(2017)
I Used to Know Her: The Prelude
(2018)
I Used to Know Her: Part 2
(2018)
Singles from I Used to Know Her: The Prelude
  1. "Could've Been"
    Released: September 25, 2018 [1]

I Used to Know Her: The Prelude is the fourth EP by American singer H.E.R., released on August 3, 2018, by RCA Records.

Contents

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify. [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lost Souls" (featuring DJ Scratch)
  • Swagg R'celious
  • Gitty
  • Bassman Foster
2:33
2."Against Me"
  • Carl McCormick
  • Wilson
  • Hue "SoundzFire" Strother
  • Jeffrey Rashad Williams
  • Nima Jahanbin
  • Paimon Jahanbin
4:30
3."Be on My Way (Interlude)"
1:23
4."Could've Been" (featuring Bryson Tiller)
  • Harris
  • Emile
  • Wilson
  • Strother
D'Mile4:08
5."Feel a Way"
  • Gitty
  • Flippa
3:27
6."As I Am"
  • Dias
  • Wilson
  • Strother
  • Gitelman
  • Colson
  • Flippa
  • Gitty
4:00

Charts

Chart performance for I Used to Know Her: The Prelude
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [3] 89
US Billboard 200 [4] 20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 12

Certifications

Certifications for I Used to Know Her: The Prelude
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [6] Gold20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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