Comin' from Where I'm From (song)
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| Single by Anthony Hamilton from the album Comin' from Where I'm From |
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| Released | October 14, 2003 | ||||
| Format | 12" single, promo CD single, digital download | ||||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 at Allustrious Recording Studios (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | R&B, soul | ||||
| Length | 4:00 | ||||
| Label | So So Def, Zomba, Arista | ||||
| Writer(s) | Anthony Hamilton, Mark Batson | ||||
| Producer | Mark Batson | ||||
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"Comin' from Where I'm From" is an R&B–soul song written by American singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton and songwriter/producer Mark Batson for Hamilton's second studio album, Comin' from Where I'm From (2003). Released as the album's lead single, it was produced by Batson. Initially, it was released as an airplay-only single, entering the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number eighty-nine the week of August 16, 2003, spending twenty weeks and in the process and peaking at number sixty. In October 2003, the song was issued as a proper physical single. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2004: "Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance" and "Best R&B Song".
"Comin' from Where I'm From" was sampled by G-Unit for the song "Where I'm From", from their 2004 mixtape G-Unit Radio Part 5: All Eyez on Us.
Hamilton performed the song on an episode of Chappelle's Show.
[edit] Track listing
- American 12" single
Side A:
- "Comin' from Where I'm From" (Radio Mix) – 4:01
- "Comin' from Where I'm From" (Instrumental) – 4:01
Side B:
- "Comin' from Where I'm From" (Radio Mix) – 4:01
- "Comin' from Where I'm From" (Acappella) – 3:37
[edit] Charts
| Charts (2003) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 60 |
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