Have You Ever?

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“Have You Ever?”
“Have You Ever?” cover
Single by Brandy
from the album Never Say Never
Released December 29, 1998 (U.S.)
Format CD single, vinyl record, compact cassette
Recorded 1998
Genre Pop
Length 4:26
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer David Foster
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
Brandy singles chronology
"Top of the World"
(1998)		 "Have You Ever?"
(1998)		 "Angel in Disguise"
(1999)

"Have You Ever?" is a pop ballad written by Diane Warren for Brandy's second studio album, Never Say Never (1998). It was produced by David Foster and released as the album's third single during the fourth quarter of 1998 (see 1998 in music). This was Brandy's first solo single to reach the top position on the Billboard Hot 100. The ballad also reached number one in New Zealand, peaked within the top ten in Australia, and the top 30 in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The popular Irish boy-band Westlife, remade a version of this song on their latest album, Back Home.

"That was the first time I had been in the studio with a producer like David Foster," Brandy said about recording in a 2005 interview. "My voice wasn't as developed as it is now and the song required what producers call ‘money notes' - the kind that get you a No. 1 on the charts! I was really nervous but it all worked just fine."[1]

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart [2] 8
Canadian Singles Chart [3] 20
French Singles Chart [4] 85
German Singles Chart [5] 58
Irish Singles Chart [6] 25
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart [7] 1
Swedish Singles Chart [8] 57
UK Singles Chart [4] 13
United World Chart [9] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles [3] 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [3] 25

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Best of Brandy. Soultracks. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  2. ^ Australia: "Have You Ever?". AustralianCharts. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  3. ^ a b c d AMG: Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  4. ^ a b "Have You Ever?" Information. LesCharts. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  5. ^ German chart history. chartsurfer.de. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  6. ^ The Irish Charts. Irish Charts. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  7. ^ Charts: "Have You Ever?". Charts.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  8. ^ Swedish Charts: "Have You Ever?". SwedishCharts. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  9. ^ United World Chart. Media Traffic. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
Preceded by
"I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly and Celine Dion		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
January 16, 1999- January 23, 1999		 Succeeded by
"...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears
Preceded by
"Take Me There" by Blackstreet		 RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single
7 February 1999 –		 Succeeded by
"Silly Love Songs" by Ardijah
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Brandy
Studio albums
Brandy (1994) · Never Say Never (1998) · Full Moon (2002) · Afrodisiac (2004)
Compliation albums
EPs
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Brandy singles discography
Brandy
"I Wanna Be Down" (1994) · "Baby" (1995) · "Best Friend" (1995) · "Brokenhearted" (1995)
Never Say Never
"The Boy Is Mine" (1998) · "Top of the World" (1998) · "Have You Ever?" (1998) · "Angel in Disguise" (1998) · "Almost Doesn't Count" (1999) · "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (1999) · "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1999) · "Never Say Never" (2000)
Full Moon
"What About Us?" (2002) · "Full Moon" (2002) · "He Is" (2002)
Afrodisiac
"Talk About Our Love" (2004) · "Who Is She 2 U" (2004) · "Afrodisiac" (2004)
Other singles
"Sittin' Up in My Room" (1995) · "Missing You" (1996) · "Another Day in Paradise" (2001)
Promo songs
"Turn It Up" (2003)
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