These Are the Times

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"These Are The Times"
Dru Hill These Are the Times.jpg
Single by Dru Hill
from the album Enter the Dru
ReleasedNovember 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
Genre R&B
Length4:08
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Babyface
  • Damon Thomas
Dru Hill singles chronology
"How Deep Is Your Love"
(1998)
"These Are The Times"
(1998)
"Wild Wild West"
(1999)
Music video
"These Are The Times" on YouTube

"These Are The Times" is the second single released from Dru Hill's second album, Enter the Dru . The single reached number 21 on the Hot 100 and number 5 on the R&B chart, staying on the chart for 21 weeks. [1] The song reached the UK top 5, peaking at number 4, being Dru Hill's highest and last charting hit in that country to date.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff, it was inspired by the film The Man in the Iron Mask . Sisqó played both the good twin and the evil twin and Jazz, Woody and Nokio played the Musketeers. Actress Lark Voorhies appears in the video as Sisqó's love interest.

Track listing

US CD single [2]
No.TitleLength
1."These Are The Times"4:08
2."These Are The Times (Instrumental)"4:07
3."The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)/Beauty/What Do I Do With The Love (Snippets)"4:00
Germany CD single [3]
No.TitleLength
1."These Are The Times"4:08
2."These Are The Times (Scooterpella Mix)"4:07
3."How Deep Is Your Love (Soul Extended Club Mix)"4:16
4."How Deep Is Your Love (Soul Groove Mix)"4:12
UK CD single [4]
No.TitleLength
1."These Are The Times"4:08
2."Theses Are The Times (Instrumental)"4:08
3."Tell Me (D'Influence Mix)"3:48

Charts

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