Heard It All Before (Sunshine Anderson song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Heard It All Before

| type = single

| cover = Heard It All Before.jpg

| artist = Sunshine Anderson

| album = Your Woman

| B-side = Lunch or Dinner

| released = {{start date|2001|2|27}}

| recorded =

| genre = R&B

| length = 4:54

| label =

Atlantic
Soulife

| writer =

Michael Flowers
Sunshine Anderson
Rayshawn Sherrer
Chris Dawley

| producer = Mike City

| next_title = Lunch or Dinner

| next_year = 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.

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.{{cite web|first=Elle|last=Breezy|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2016-03-14/knew-brandy-sunshine-anderson-collabed/#ixzz48GZ0nNGR|publisher=Singersroom|title=Who Knew!? Brandy & Sunshine Anderson Collab on 'Heard It All Before (Remix)' [Listen]|date=June 10, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2016}} In March 2016, City released a high quality version of the duet to his SoundCloud account.

Track listings

{{Track listing

| headline = US 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Heard It All Before|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Atlantic Records, Soulife Recordings|id=7-97985}}

| title1 = Heard It All Before

| length1 = 4:55

| title2 = Lunch or Dinner

| length2 = 4:55

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Heard It All Before|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Atlantic Records, Soulife Recordings|id=0-95524}}

| title1 = Heard It All Before

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 4:55

| title2 = Heard It All Before

| note2 = instrumental

| length2 = 4:55

| title3 = Heard It All Before

| note3 = radio version without intro

| length3 = 3:58

| title4 = Heard It All Before

| note4 = accapella

| length4 = 4:42

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = US 12-inch single (remixes){{cite AV media notes|title=Heard It All Before|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=US 12-inch remix single vinyl disc|publisher=Atlantic Records, Soulife Recordings|id=0-95523}}

| title1 = Heard It All Before

| note1 = E-Smoove House Filter mix

| length1 = 7:33

| title2 = Heard It All Before

| note2 = E-Smoove Filter dub

| length2 = 7:19

| title3 = Heard It All Before

| note3 = Ben Watt Lazy Dog mix

| length3 = 8:12

| title4 = Heard It All Before

| note4 = Ben Watt Lazy Dog Bonus Beats

| length4 = 1:23

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Heard It All Before|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Soulife Recordings|id=AT0100CD, 7567-85110-2}}

| total length =

| title1 = Heard It All Before

| note1 = radio edit

| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Heard It All Before

| note2 = album version

| length2 = 4:54

| title3 = Heard It All Before

| note3 = instrumental

| length3 = 4:55

| title4 = Heard It All Before

| note4 = acapella

| length4 = 4:44

| title5 = Heard It All Before

| note5 = enhanced video

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK 12-inch single and Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Heard It All Before|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Atlantic Records, Soulife Recordings|id=AT0100T, 7567-85111-0}}

| title1 = Heard It All Before

| note1 = radio edit

| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Heard It All Before

| note2 = album version

| length2 = 4:54

| title3 = Heard It All Before

| note3 = instrumental

| length3 = 4:55

| title4 = Heard It All Before

| note4 = acapella

| length4 = 4:44

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = UK cassette single and European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Heard It All Before|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Atlantic Records, Soulife Recordings|id=AT0100C, 7567-85112-4}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Heard It All Before|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Atlantic Records, Soulife Recordings|id=7567-85133-5}}

| title1 = Heard It All Before

| note1 = radio edit

| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Heard It All Before

| note2 = album version

| length2 = 4:54

}}

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Your Woman.{{cite AV media notes|title=Your Woman|title-link=Your Woman (album)|others=Sunshine Anderson|year=2001|type=US CD album booklet|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=93011-2}}

Engineering – Jesse "Biz" Stewart, Ryan Wirthlin
Mastering – Brian Gardner
Mixing – Larry Furgerrson, Manny Marroquin
Mixing assistance – Andy Gunn, Ian Blanch
Production – Mike City

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-06-09.pdf\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=19\|issue=24\|page=9\|date=June 9, 2001\|access-date=October 11, 2020}} \|47
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"\|Chart (2001) !scope="col"\|Peak position
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|98\|artist=Sunshine Anderson\|song=Heard It All Before\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 4, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|22\|date=20010602\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 11, 2020}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|9\|artist=Sunshine Anderson\|artistid=10478\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 23, 2011}}
{{single chart\|UKdance\|8\|date=20010602\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 11, 2020}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|4\|date=20010602\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 11, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|18\|artist=Sunshine Anderson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 13, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|11\|artist=Sunshine Anderson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 5, 2015}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddancesales\|25\|artist=Sunshine Anderson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=December 10, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|3\|artist=Sunshine Anderson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 13, 2016}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|23\|artist=Sunshine Anderson\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 11, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2001) !Position
scope="row"\|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf\|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001\|work=UKChartsPlus\|access-date=September 4, 2018}} \|150
scope="row"\|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-01-19.pdf\|title=Top 40 Urban Tracks of 2001\|magazine=Music Week\|page=26\|date=January 19, 2002\|access-date=August 4, 2023}} \|1
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web\|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2001-2/\|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2001\|website=Billboardtop100of.com\|access-date=October 11, 2020}} \|64
scope="row"\|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA22\|title=The Year in Music 2001: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=113\|issue=52\|page=YE-44\|date=December 29, 2001\|access-date=November 19, 2023}} \|10
scope="row"\|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2001\|magazine=Airplay Monitor\|volume=9\|issue=51\|page=48\|date=December 21, 2001}} \|87

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (2001)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=September 4, 2018}}

|150

scope="row"|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-01-19.pdf|title=Top 40 Urban Tracks of 2001|magazine=Music Week|page=26|date=January 19, 2002|access-date=August 4, 2023}}

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2001-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2001|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=October 11, 2020}}

|64

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA22|title=The Year in Music 2001: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=52|page=YE-44|date=December 29, 2001|access-date=November 19, 2023}}

|10

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2001|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=9|issue=51|page=48|date=December 21, 2001}}

|87

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Sunshine Anderson|title=Heard It All Before|award=Silver|relyear=2001|certyear=2020|id=16782-5418-1|access-date=October 26, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="3"\|United States \|February 27, 2001 \|12-inch vinyl \|rowspan="5"\|{{hlist\|Atlantic\|Soulife}} \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-03-10.pdf\|title=Dana Hall's Rhythm Section\|last=Hall\|first=Dana\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=113\|issue=10\|page=38\|date=March 10, 2001\|access-date=October 11, 2020}}
March 6, 2001 \|Rhythmic contemporary radio \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-03-02.pdf\|title=CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1391\|page=102\|date=March 2, 2001\|access-date=April 20, 2021}}
May 1, 2001 \|Contemporary hit radio \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-04-27.pdf\|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1399\|page=50\|date=April 27, 2001\|access-date=April 21, 2021}}
scope="row"\|Australia \|rowspan="2"\|May 21, 2001 \|rowspan="2"\|CD \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue586.PDF\|title=The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 21st May 2001\|publisher=ARIA\|page=24\|date=May 21, 2001\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue586.PDF\|archive-date=February 20, 2002\|access-date=April 20, 2021}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-05-19.pdf\|title=New Releases – For Week Starting May 21, 2001: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=25\|date=May 19, 2001\|access-date=August 14, 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"|United States

|February 27, 2001

|12-inch vinyl

|rowspan="5"|{{hlist|Atlantic|Soulife}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2001/BB-2001-03-10.pdf|title=Dana Hall's Rhythm Section|last=Hall|first=Dana|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=10|page=38|date=March 10, 2001|access-date=October 11, 2020}}

March 6, 2001

|Rhythmic contemporary radio

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-03-02.pdf|title=CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1391|page=102|date=March 2, 2001|access-date=April 20, 2021}}

May 1, 2001

|Contemporary hit radio

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-04-27.pdf|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1399|page=50|date=April 27, 2001|access-date=April 21, 2021}}

scope="row"|Australia

|rowspan="2"|May 21, 2001

|rowspan="2"|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue586.PDF|title=The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 21st May 2001|publisher=ARIA|page=24|date=May 21, 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue586.PDF|archive-date=February 20, 2002|access-date=April 20, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-05-19.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting May 21, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=May 19, 2001|access-date=August 14, 2021}}

References

External links

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Category:2001 songs

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Category:Songs about infidelity

Category:Songs written by Mike City