She Ain't Worth It

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"She Ain't Worth It"
Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown-She Ain't Worth It.jpg
Single by Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown
from the album Glenn Medeiros (1990)
B-side "Victim of Love"
ReleasedMay 8, 1990 (1990-05-08)
Genre New jack swing [1] [2]
Length3:38
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Antonina Armato, Bobby Brown, Ian Prince
Producer(s) Denny Diante, Ian Prince
Glenn Medeiros singles chronology
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
(1987)
"She Ain't Worth It"
(1990)
"All I'm Missing Is You"
(1990)
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"Rock Wit'cha"
(1989)
"She Ain't Worth It"
(1990)
"Stone Cold Gentleman"
(1991)

"She Ain't Worth It" is a song by recording artist Glenn Medeiros. It features a rap from R&B artist Bobby Brown. The song reached No. 1 for two weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Medeiros' only No. 1 hit in the United States, and the second and last No. 1 hit where Brown has received credit as an artist, after "My Prerogative". The single also reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart, where Medeiros had previously reached number one with "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You", and peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Finland, and Ireland.

Contents

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000^
United States (RIAA) [19] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMay 8, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
MCA [19]
JapanJuly 5, 1990Mini-CD Mercury [20]

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