Heard It All Before (Sunshine Anderson song)

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"Heard It All Before"
Heard It All Before.jpg
Single by Sunshine Anderson
from the album Your Woman
B-side "Lunch or Dinner"
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)
Genre R&B
Length4:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike City
Sunshine Anderson singles chronology
"Heard It All Before"
(2001)
"Lunch or Dinner"
(2001)

"Heard It All Before" is the debut single by American recording artist Sunshine Anderson, from her debut studio album, Your Woman (2001). It was written by Anderson, Rayshawn Sherrer, Chris Dawley, and Mike City and produced by the latter. Released as the album's lead single on February 27, 2001, it reached the top ten on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart while peaking at the number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Soulife remix

In 2006, a remix version of "Heard It All Before" featuring fellow R&B singer Brandy was leaked onto the internet. The duet was recorded during a session when producer Mike City was working with both singers in 2001 but remained unused. [1] In March 2016, City released a high quality version of the duet to his SoundCloud account. [1]

Track listings

US 7-inch single [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Heard It All Before"4:55
2."Lunch or Dinner"4:55
US 12-inch single [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Heard It All Before" (album version)4:55
2."Heard It All Before" (instrumental)4:55
3."Heard It All Before" (radio version without intro)3:58
4."Heard It All Before" (accapella)4:42
US 12-inch single (remixes) [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Heard It All Before" (E-Smoove House Filter mix)7:33
2."Heard It All Before" (E-Smoove Filter dub)7:19
3."Heard It All Before" (Ben Watt Lazy Dog mix)8:12
4."Heard It All Before" (Ben Watt Lazy Dog Bonus Beats)1:23
UK CD single [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Heard It All Before" (radio edit)3:57
2."Heard It All Before" (album version)4:54
3."Heard It All Before" (instrumental)4:55
4."Heard It All Before" (acapella)4:44
5."Heard It All Before" (enhanced video) 
UK 12-inch single and Australian CD single [6] [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Heard It All Before" (radio edit)3:57
2."Heard It All Before" (album version)4:54
3."Heard It All Before" (instrumental)4:55
4."Heard It All Before" (acapella)4:44
UK cassette single and European CD single [8] [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Heard It All Before" (radio edit)3:57
2."Heard It All Before" (album version)4:54

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Your Woman. [10]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 27, 200112-inch vinyl
[28]
March 6, 2001 Rhythmic contemporary radio [29]
May 1, 2001 Contemporary hit radio [30]
AustraliaMay 21, 2001CD [7]
United Kingdom [31]

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