Long Way Down (Keyshia Cole song)

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"Long Way Down"
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Promotional single by Keyshia Cole
from the album Calling All Hearts
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2011
Recorded2010
Genre R&B
Length4:01
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s) Cole, E. Ortiz, K. Crowe, S. Jordan
Producer(s) J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"I Ain't Thru"
(2010)
"Long Way Down"
(2011)
"Take Me Away"
(2011)

Long Way Down is a song by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole from her fourth studio album Calling All Hearts . This single was produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.

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Song information

This song is about being in a relationship with someone sent from Heaven, very much related to her relationship with then fiancé, Daniel Gibson. Therefore, she says it's a Long Way Down falling from Heaven. She also states the disadvantages of her previous relationship and saying that's not what she wants anymore. It is believed to be written after she met her fiancée.

Music video

The video was directed by Benny Boom in Los Angeles and features Daniel Gibson opposite Cole. Cole premiered the video for this song at 106 and Park along with "I Ain't Thru" with Nicki Minaj on November 29, 2010.

Chart performance

Although not officially released as a commercial single, "Long Way Down" made its way on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 91. [1]

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References

  1. "Keyshia Cole Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2012.