My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

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"My Lovin'
(You're Never Gonna Get It)"
"My Lovin'  (You're Never Gonna Get It)" cover
Single by En Vogue
from the album Funky Divas
Released March 21, 1992 (US)
Format CD single, Cassette single
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 4:42
Chart positions
  • #2 (U.S. Pop)
  • #1 (U.S. R&B)
  • #8 (U.S. Dance)
  • #4 (U.K. Singles Chart)
En Vogue singles chronology
"Strange"
(1991)
"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
(1992)
"Giving Him Something He Can Feel"
(1992)

"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" is the first single from musical group En Vogue's second album, Funky Divas. It has been certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 units.

The song appears in the 1995 movie Canaleo and the 2007 Chris Rock movie "I Think I Love My Wife", as well as on the soundtrack to video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

This song contains a sample of the guitar riff from the James Brown song "The Payback". The guitar sample is looped throughout the entire song and forms the basis of the melody. [1]

[edit] Chart Performance

"My Lovin'" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #71, the week of March 21, 1992, and jumped to #47 by the following week. The single glided into the top tier, reaching it's peak of #2 by the week of May 16, 1992, where it remained for three consecutive weeks. "My Lovin'" was one of several top contenders during the summer of 1992 that was held out of the top spot by Kris Kross (#1 for 8 weeks with "Jump"). Nevertheless, the song was one of the most notable and popular songs of the year, remaining in the Top 10 for thirteen weeks, and in the Top 40 for twenty-two weeks.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play 8
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1
(2 weeks)
U.K. Singles Chart 4

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year Award
1992 Won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography ("My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It)").
1992 Nominated for MTV Video Music Awards Best Group Video, Best Dance Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography ("My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It)").


Preceded by
"All Woman" by Lisa Stansfield
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
September 15, 1992
Succeeded by
"Come and Talk to Me" by Jodeci