Journey to the Past

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“Journey to the Past”
Single by Aaliyah from the album Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	April 1998 (U.S. radio) December 1, 1998 (U.S. CD single)
Format	CD single
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	4:03
Label	Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty
Aaliyah singles chronology
"The One I Gave My Heart To" (1997) "Journey to the Past" (1998) "Are You That Somebody?" (1998)

"Journey to the Past" is a pop song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an R&B/pop single to promote the soundtrack.

The pop single version samples Michael Jackson's "Human Nature". It became a moderately successful pop hit in the UK. Aaliyah performed it at the 1998 Academy Awards. That night Aaliyah became the youngest female recording artist to perform at the ceremony. "Journey to the Past" was also nominated for an award for Best Song at the ceremony that year.The song did not chart on The Billboard Hot 100 when it was released it only received minor Hot Adult Contemporary airplay in the U.S. it stayed on the Hot AC chart for only 4 weeks.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1997-1998)[1]	Peak position
Eurochart Hot 100	98
UK Top 40 RnB Singles	6
UK Top 75 Singles	22
US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	28

[edit] References

1. ^ "Chart Data: Aaliyah". Mariah Charts. November 21, 2007.

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