Iesha

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"Iesha"
Another Bad Creation Iesha.jpg
Single by Another Bad Creation
from the album Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
ReleasedOctober 2, 1990 (1990-10-02)
RecordedEarly 1990
Genre R&B, hip hop, new jack swing
Length3:57
Label Motown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dallas Austin
Another Bad Creation singles chronology
"Iesha"
(1990)
"Playground"
(1991)
Music video
"Iesha" on YouTube

"Iesha" is the debut single by Another Bad Creation, from the album Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! Released on October 2, 1990, the song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #6 on the R&B chart. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listings

US Vinyl, 12"

UK Vinyl, 12"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [3] 17
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 9
US Billboard R&B Singles6

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 54

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
  2. Hip-Hop Network – Goldmic. Retrieved October 17, 2007. Archived May 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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