Teardrops (The 411 song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Teardrops
| cover = Teardrops - the 411.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the 411
| album = Between the Sheets
| released = 15 November 2004
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:21
| label =
- Streetside
- Sony
| writer =
- Tanya Boniface
- Suzie Furlonger
- Kim Hoglund
- Carolyn Owlett
- Tisha Martin
- Lalo Schifrin
- Fitzgerald Scott
| producer =
- Fitzgerald Scott
- Kim Hoglund
| prev_title = Dumb
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
"Teardrops" is a song by British R&B group the 411. It was written by band members Suzie Furlonger, Carolyn Owlett, Tisha Martin and Tanya Boniface along with Fitzgerald Scott and Kim Hoglund for their debut studio album Between the Sheets (2004), while production was helmed by Scott and Hoglund. The song is built around a sample of "Sour Times" (1994) by English trip hop group Portishead, itself a sample of Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin's "Danube Incident" (1967). Due to the inclusion of the sample, Schifrin is also credited as a songwriter. "Teardrops" was released as the album's third and final single from and debuted and peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 23.
Track listings
{{tracklist
| headline = UK CD1
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Teardrops
| writer1 = {{hlist|The 411|Kim Hoglund|Fitzgerald Scott}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Hoglund|Scott}}
| length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Drop Top Jeans
| note2 = featuring Spoony
| writer2 = {{hlist|The 411|Scott|Ryan Monroe|Omar Chandla}}
| extra2 = Omar & Munroe
| length2 = 3:13
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = UK CD2
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Teardrops
| writer1 = {{hlist|The 411|Kim Hoglund|Fitzgerald Scott}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Hoglund|Scott}}
| length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Teardrops
| note2 = Kardinal Beats Remix featuring Ying Yang Twins
| writer2 = {{hlist|The 411|Hoglund|Scott}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Hoglund|Scott|Omar & Munroe{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Teardrops
| note3 = Shux Remix
| writer3 = {{hlist|The 411|Hoglund|Scott}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Hoglund|Scott|Al Shux{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Teardrops
| note4 = Music video
| length4 = 3:19
}}
Notes
- {{note|a|[a]}} denotes additional producer
Personnel and credits
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Between the Sheets.{{cite AV media notes |title=Between the Sheets|others=The 411 |year=2004 |type=liner notes |publisher=Streetside Records}}
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- Naweed Ahmed – mastering engineer
- Tanya Boniface – vocals, writer
- Steve Fitzmaurice – mixing engineer
- Suzie Furlonger – vocals, writer
- Kim Hoglund – producer, writer
- Carolyn Owlett – vocals, writer
{{col-2}}
- Tisha Martin – vocals, writer
- Lalo Schifrin – writer (sample)
- Fitzgerald Scott – producer, writer
- Steve Sedgwick – engineering assistance
- Jonathan Shakhovskoy – Pro Tools
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Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Germany|71|artist=The 411|song=Teardrops|rowheader=true|songid=6458|accessdate=25 June 2022}} |
| {{singlechart|Ireland3|32|artist=The 411|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 April 2023}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|24|date=20041121|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 April 2023}} |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|74|artist=The 411|song=Teardrops|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 June 2022}} |
| {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|23|artist=The 411|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 June 2022}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ "Teardrops" release history |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| rowspan="1"| {{start date|2004|11|15|df=y}} | rowspan="1"| {{hlist|CD single|digital download}} | rowspan="1"| {{hlist|Streetside Records|Sony Music UK}} |