"Today" | ||||
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Single by Melanie Brown | ||||
from the album L.A. State of Mind | ||||
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Released | 13 June 2005 [1] | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Amber Café | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kevin Malpass | |||
Producer(s) | Kevin Malpass | |||
Melanie Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"Today" on YouTube |
"Today" is a song by British singer-songwriter Melanie Brown, released as the lead and only single of her second studio album, L.A. State of Mind (2005). The song was solely written by Brown and produced by Kevin Malpass. Released on 13 June 2005 in the United Kingdom, it entered and peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart, charting for only two week. The music video was directed by Mark McConnell and filmed in Los Angeles, California. To promote the single, Brown performed the song on GMTV .
Charts (2005) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC) [2] | 38 |
UK Singles (OCC) [3] | 41 |
UK Indie (OCC) [4] | 7 |
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