You're Makin' Me High

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“You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow”
Single by Toni Braxton from the album Secrets
Released	May 21, 1996 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, 12" single, 7" single
Recorded	1996
Genre	R&B
Length	4:27
Label	LaFace
Writer(s)	Babyface, Bryce Wilson
Producer	Babyface, Bryce Wilson
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"I Belong to You"/"How Many Ways" (1994) "You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow" (1996) "Un-Break My Heart" (1996)

"You're Makin' Me High" is the first single released from Toni Braxton's second album, Secrets (1996). A joint collaboration between the Grammy Award-winning producer Babyface and Bryce Wilson resulted in this mid-tempo song. The single was issued with "Let It Flow" on its B-side, the airplay hit from the 1995 motion picture Waiting to Exhale.

The single was certifed Platinum. It became Braxton's first number-one single on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It remained number one for one week on the former and for two weeks on the latter. A dance remix by David Morales allowed the single to also top the Hot Dance Club Play charts for two weeks in 1996.

The single earned Braxton her third Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1997. The success of "You're Makin' Me High" would later be continued with the release of "Un-Break My Heart." The song was sampled for Method Man & Redman's single, "Part II" from the "How High" Soundtrack.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track list 3 Charts 4 See also

[edit] Music video

The music video featured Braxton surrounded by a group of friends consisting of Tisha Campbell-Martin, Erika Alexander, and Vivica A. Fox. An elevator brings up a series of non-suitable and suitable men for Braxton in the form of a card game. She chooses Bryce Wilson and they are shown to hit it off in a bathtub of cotton candy and on the dance floor.

[edit] Track list

EU CD-Maxi

1. "You're Makin' Me High" [Radio Edit] - 4:07
2. "You're Makin' Me High" [Album Version] – 4:26
3. "You're Makin' Me High" [Morales Classic Edit] – 3:35
4. "You're Makin' Me High" [Morales Classic Mix] – 9:41

UK CD #1

1. "You're Makin' Me High" [Radio Edit] - 4:07
2. "You're Makin' Me High" [T'empo's Radio Edit] – 4:05
3. "You're Makin' Me High" [Dancehall Mix] – 4:52
4. "You're Makin' Me High" [Groove Remix] – 4:34
5. "You're Makin' Me High" [T'empo's Private Club Mix] - 8:50
6. "You're Makin' Me High" [Morales Classic Mix] – 9:41

UK CD #2

1. "You're Makin' Me High" [Radio Edit] - 4:07
2. "Let It Flow" – 4:22
3. "Breathe Again" – 4:17
4. "Another Sad Love Song" – 4:55

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	9
UK Chart	7

[edit] See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1996 (USA)

v • d • e Toni Braxton Studio albums Toni Braxton · Secrets · The Heat · More Than a Woman · Libra · TBA Other albums Snowflakes · Ultimate Toni Braxton · Platinum & Gold Collection · Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection · The Essential Toni Braxton Related articles Discography · Singles · Awards and nominations

Preceded by "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" by 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single July 27, 1996	Succeeded by "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los del Río
Preceded by "Tha Crossroads" / "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single June 29, 1996	Succeeded by "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" by 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo / Dr. Dre
Preceded by "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" by 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo / Dr. Dre	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single July 27, 1996	Succeeded by "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" by R. Kelly