In My Pocket

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"In My Pocket"
MandyMooreInMyPocket.jpg
Single by Mandy Moore
from the album Mandy Moore
ReleasedMay 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)
Genre Teen pop [1]
Length3:39
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Emilio Estefan
  • Randall Barlow
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"So Real"
(2000)		"In My Pocket"
(2001)		"Crush"
(2001)
Music video
"In My Pocket" on YouTube

"In My Pocket" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore for her self-titled second studio album as its opening track. It was released on May 1, 2001, by Epic Records as the lead single from the record. The song was written by Randall Barlow, Emilio Estefan, Liza Quintana, and Gian Marco Zignago and produced by Estefan and Barlow. It contains a prominent sample from 1997s "Usamljena Srca" by Kemal Malovčić. [2] Emilio Estefan will re-release the song as "Pennies In My Pocket" for the Miami Vice feature film in 2006. [3]

Contents

Opening to mixed reviews from music critics, "In My Pocket" instantly entered the top 30 in Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, the single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

Critical reception

"In My Pocket" received mixed reviews from music critics. Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani gave the song a positive review, favoring its departure from Moore's previous singles and calling it "home to one of the best pop hooks in recent memory" and stating that the lyrics were "far more penetrating than anything on her peers' plates." [4] Entertainment Weekly's Matt Diehl, however, gave it a C rating, stating his disturbance at "hearing the 17-year-old moaning, 'How much for your love?'" Diehl was also unhappy with its lyrical content, relating that "lyrics that dance around naughtiness... devolve into nonsense." [5] People magazine said that it was "laced with sinewy Middle Eastern rhythms... just as right for the summer." [6]

Chart performance

"In My Pocket" charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart peaking at number two. To date, "In My Pocket" has sold 11,000 physical copies and 210,000 paid digital downloads according to Nielsen Soundscan. [7] The song performed fairly well internationally in countries like Australia, where it reached number 11.

Music video

TRL premiered the song's music video on April 20, 2001. [8]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesMay 1, 2001 Contemporary hit radio Epic [20]
AustraliaJune 4, 2001CD [21]
JapanJune 13, 2001 [22]

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