Next Lifetime

"Next Lifetime"
European editions cover
Single by Erykah Badu
from the album Baduizm
A-side	"On & On"
Released	June 2, 1997
Recorded	1996
Studio	Battery Studios (New York, NY) [1]
Genre	R&B neo soul
Length	6:27
Label	Kedar Universal
Songwriter(s)	Erykah Badu Anthony Scott
Producer(s)	Tone the Backbone
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"On & On" (1997) "Next Lifetime" (1997) "Otherside of the Game" (1997)
Alternative cover
Japanese edition cover

UK 12-inch vinyl [2] "Next Lifetime" (album version) – 6:30 "Next Lifetime" (Linslee Remix) – 4:45 "Next Lifetime" (live) – 10:57 "Next Lifetime" (radio edit) – 4:15 "Next Lifetime" (instrumental) – 6:30 UK cassette and European CD single [3] "Next Lifetime" (radio edit) – 4:15 "Next Lifetime" (Linslee Remix) – 4:45

UK maxi CD single [4] "Next Lifetime" (radio edit) – 4:15 "Next Lifetime" (album version) – 6:30 "Next Lifetime" (Linslee Remix) – 4:45 "Next Lifetime" (live) – 10:57 "Next Lifetime" (instrumental) – 6:30 Japanese maxi CD single [5] "Next Lifetime" (album version) – 6:30 "Next Lifetime" (radio edit) – 4:15 "Next Lifetime" (instrumental) – 6:30 "On & On" (dance mix) – 3:50

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Next Lifetime"

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6]	100
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7]	40
Scotland (OCC) [8]	71
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	30
UK Dance (OCC) [10]	17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11]	5
US Radio Songs ( Billboard ) [12]	61
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [13]	1
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [14]	1

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Next Lifetime"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	June 2, 1997	12-inch vinyl cassette maxi CD	Kedar Universal	[15]
Japan	June 21, 1997	Maxi CD [a]	MCA	[5]

Notes

1. In Japan, "Next Lifetime" was released as a double A-side single with "On & On".

References

1. Bush, John. "Baduizm – Erykah Badu". AllMusic . Retrieved August 3, 2009.
2. Badu, Erykah (1997). Next Lifetime (12-inch single). United Kingdom: Kedar Records, Universal Records. UNT 56132.
3. Badu, Erykah (1997). Next Lifetime (cassette single). United Kingdom: Kedar Records, Universal Records. UNC 56132.
4. Badu, Erykah (1997). Next Lifetime (CD single). United Kingdom: Kedar Records, Universal Records. UND 56132.
5. "ネクスト・ライフタイム/オン&オン" [Next Lifetime/On & On] (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon. June 21, 1997. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
6. "Erykah Badu – Next Lifetime" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
7. "Erykah Badu – Next Lifetime". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
9. "Erykah Badu: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
10. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
11. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
12. "Erykah Badu Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
13. "Erykah Badu Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
14. "Erykah Badu Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
15. "Singles: Releases for 2 Jun–8 Jun 1997" (PDF). Music Week . United Kingdom. May 31, 1997. p. 33. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via World Radio History.