Before You Walk out of My Life
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"Before You Walk out of My Life" | ||
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Single by Monica | ||
from the album Miss Thang | ||
Released | October 1995 | |
Format | Vinyl single, CD single | |
Recorded | 1995 | |
Genre | R&B, Hip hop soul | |
Length | 4:53 | |
Label | Rowdy | |
Writer(s) | Andrea Martin, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin | |
Producer(s) | Soulshock & Karlin | |
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Monica singles chronology | ||
"Like This and Like That" (1996) |
"Before You Walk out of My Life" (1996) |
"Why I Love You So Much" (1996) |
"Before You Walk out of My Life" is an R&B ballad written by American composers Andrea Martin, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin for Monica's debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995). It was produced by duo Soulshock and Karlin, and released as the album's third single in fall 1995 (see 1995 in music). In the United States, the song was released on a double A-side single with "Like This and Like That". "Before You Walk out of My Life" became Monica's second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while it simultaneously reached number 7 on the U.S. Hot 100, and number 22 on the UK singles chart.
Preceded by "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" / "Whitney Houston |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single January 20, 1996 |
Succeeded by "Not Gon' Cry" by Mary J. Blige |