In My Mind (Heather Headley song)

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"In My Mind"
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Single by Heather Headley
from the album In My Mind
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
Genre
Length4:05
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Shannon Sanders
Heather Headley singles chronology
"I Wish I Wasn't"
(2003)		"In My Mind"
(2005)		"Me Time"
(2006)

"In My Mind" is a song by American recording artist Shannon Sanders from his debut studio album, Outta Nowhere (1999). [1] The song was covered by Trinidadian recording artist Heather Headley for her second studio album of the same name (2006). It was released on September 27, 2005 as the album's lead single, peaking at number seventy-five on the Billboard Hot 100 in early April 2006, while the song's remixes by the Freemasons and Dave Hernandez topped the Hot Dance Club Play. [2]

Contents

Headley's version of the track appeared on the April 20, 2008 episode of the comedy-drama television series The Game , titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". [3] In 2021, Headley's version was sampled by Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne for the song "Seeing Green", from the reissue of Minaj's 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty . [4]

Music video

The music video for "In My Mind" was directed by Diane Martel and premiered on January 19, 2006 via Yahoo! [5] The video opens with Headley at home at dawn, lying on a couch, in the kitchen, and watching television, intercut with scenes of her watching her ex-boyfriend kissing another girl across the street. Next, the video switches in and out of Headley singing and talking to her ex-boyfriend's mother, who hugs her near the end of the second verse. She is shown walking with her ex, and as the bridge begins, a tear falls from her eye. As the song progresses, Headley is seen singing and holding the boyfriend, switching into scenes where she is standing in place, singing.

Track listings

US digital EP

Source: [6]

  1. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix) – 7:41
  2. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Dub Mix) – 6:40
  3. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Club Mix) – 7:05
  4. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Dub Mix One) – 7:14

US digital EP (Dance Vault Mixes)

Source: [7]

  1. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Radio Mix) – 3:50
  2. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix) – 7:41
  3. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Dub Mix) – 6:40
  4. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Club Instrumental) – 7:41
  5. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Club Acappella) – 5:14
  6. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Club Mix) – 7:05
  7. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Dub Mix One) – 7:14
  8. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Dub Mix Two) – 7:14
  9. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Radio Mix) – 4:00
  10. "In My Mind" – 4:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of In My Mind . [8]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesSeptember 27, 2005 Digital download RCA [13]
Urban AC radio [14]
December 27, 2005Digital EP [6]
January 10, 2006 Urban radio [15]
April 18, 2006Digital EP (Dance Vault Mixes) [7]

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  1. ↑ "Outta Nowhere – Shannon Sanders". AllMusic. All Media Network . Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Heather Headley Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". The Game. Season 2. Episode 16. April 20, 2008. The CW.
  4. ↑ Curto, Justin (May 14, 2021). "'Seeing Green' Can't Re-create Nicki Minaj's Beam Me Up Scotty Magic". Vulture . Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Heather Headley's Got Her Own 'Mind'". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. January 24, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "In My Mind: Heather Headley: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Dance Vault Mixes – In My Mind: Heather Headley: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ In My Mind (CD liner notes). Heather Headley. RCA Records. 2006. 82876 64492-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Heather Headley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Heather Headley Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Dance/Club Songs: Year End 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Urban AC – Week Of: September 27, 2005". Radio & Records . Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Urban – Week Of: January 10, 2006". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
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