Something in Common

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"Something in Common"
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Single by Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston
from the album Bobby
ReleasedDecember 7, 1993 (1993-12-07)
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:59 (album version)
  • 4:23 (radio edit)
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"That's the Way Love Is"
(1993)
"Something in Common"
(1993)
"Two Can Play That Game"
(1994)
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Queen of the Night"
(1993)
"Something in Common"
(1993)
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
(1995)

The official music video for "Something in Common" was directed by British commercial, film and music video director Andy Morahan. [13]

It was filmed at Brown's mansion in Alpharetta, Georgia and features Brown and Houston performing in or by a swimming pool. Other scenes shows Houston in the backseat of a limousine, Brown on a boat, and the couple together at a barbeque with guests. The video also features their infant daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. [1]

Accolades

In 2014, Billboard ranked the song the 13th best love song recorded by a real-life musical couple. [14] In 2023, Yardbarker ranked the duet as one of the 25 best R&B duets of all time. [15]

Track listing

  1. "Something in Common" (Radio edit) - 4:25
  2. "Something in Common" (Original album version) – 4:59
  3. "Something in Common" (Extended vocal version) – 6:55
  4. "Something in Common" (Quiet Storm version) – 4:38
  5. "Something in Common" (Dub version) – 6:28
  6. "Something in Common" (LA Reid Remix) – 6:46
  7. "Something in Common" (Second LA Reid Remix) – 7:00

Credits

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesDecember 7, 1993 MCA [ citation needed ]
United KingdomJanuary 10, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[36]

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