Single for the Rest of My Life

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"Single for the Rest of My Life"
Isyss - Single for the Rest of My Life.jpg
Single by Isyss
from the album The Way We Do
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2002
Length3:55
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Jason Boyd, Kandi Burruss, Anthony Dent
Producer(s) Dent
Isyss singles chronology
"Day & Night"
(2002)
"Single for the Rest of My Life"
(2002)
Music video
"Single for the Rest of My Life" on YouTube

"Single for the Rest of My Life" is a song by American R&B group Isyss, released on September 10, 2002 as the second single from their debut studio album The Way We Do (2002).

Contents

Composition and critical reception

Dan LeRoy wrote a positive response to the song, describing it as a "nice amalgam of acoustic soul and stuttering beats." [1]

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 71
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 62

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References

  1. LeRoy, Dan. "allmusic ((( The Way We Do It > Review )))". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. "Isyss Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  3. "Isyss Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2023.