Still (Macy Gray song)

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"Still"
Macy Gray Still.jpg
Single by Macy Gray
from the album On How Life Is
ReleasedMarch 13, 2000 (2000-03-13)
Studio Paramount, Sunset Sound, A&M (Hollywood, California)
Length4:15
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Macy Gray
Producer(s) Andrew Slater
Macy Gray singles chronology
"I Try"
(1999)
"Still"
(2000)
"Why Didn't You Call Me"
(2000)
Music video
"Still" on YouTube

"Still" is a song by American singer Macy Gray from her debut studio album, On How Life Is (1999). It was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2000, and in the United States on September 26, 2000. The song details a troubled relationship between a woman and a man who is abusive towards her.

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"Still" became Gray's second consecutive top-40 single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 18. In the United States, while failing to enter the Billboard Hot 100, the single reached number 32 on the Adult Top 40 chart. Elsewhere, the song reached number eight in New Zealand and number 21 in Australia. "Still" was released on two CD formats in the UK and include remixes of both "Still" and "I Try" along with a live version of the latter.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the On How Life Is album booklet. [8]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Still"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomMarch 13, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
Epic [23]
United StatesSeptember 26, 2000 Contemporary hit radio [24]

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