I Should Have Cheated

"I Should Have Cheated" is Keyshia Cole's third single from her platinum-selling first album The Way It Is. After her first two singles were mildly successful, this single rose to number 4 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 30 on Billboard's Hot 100. The single is certified platinum. It made the top 5 on the 106 and Park and remained there for 46 days.

Song information

Members of the R&B group 112 Daron Jones and Quinnes Parker (Q) wrote the song, and Daron Jones produced it. The song was originally recorded by and for R&B singer Nivea for her 2005 second album Complicated. The song is about a girl who suspects her boyfriend of cheating, but he also accuses her of the same. Since she was not cheating, she thinks that she should have done.

Music video

The video for this song features rapper Chink Santana. He plays Keyshia's boyfriend in the video. Keyshia is very suspicious that her boyfriend is cheating, because of various cell phone messages and movie stubs. When she confronts him, he claims that she is the one who is cheating. Since she was faithful in the relationship, Keyshia deems that she should have cheated.

Track listing

1. "I Should Have Cheated" [Main Radio Edit]
2. "I Changed My Mind" [Radio Edit]
3. "I Should Have Cheated" [The Double Time Edit]
4. "I Should Have Cheated"

Chart performance

The single entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart at #85 and slowly moved up the charts, eventually peaking at #30. It was a success in the urban community, peaking at #4 in the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

It also charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart at #11. It was released in the UK on 04/03/2006 as a double A-side with "I Changed My Mind".