In My Mind (song)

"In My Mind"

U.S. digital cover
Single by Heather Headley
from the album In My Mind
Released September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)
(see release history)
Format Digital download
Genre Soul, R&B
Length 4:05
Label RCA
Writer(s) Shannon Sanders, Drew Ramsey
Producer Shannon Sanders
Heather Headley singles chronology
"I Wish I Wasn't"
(2003)		 "In My Mind"
(2005)		 "Me Time"
(2006)
Alternative cover
U.S. digital EP and Dance Vault Mixes digital EP cover

"In My Mind" is a song by American singer-songwriter Shannon Sanders from his debut album, Outta Nowhere (1999).[1] It was covered by Trinidadian singer-songwriter Heather Headley and released in late September 2005 as the lead single from her second studio album, In My Mind (2006). Her version peaked at number seventy-five on the Billboard Hot 100 in early April 2006, while the song's remixes by the Freemasons and Dave Hernandez topped the Hot Dance Club Play.

The song talks about a woman who is still in love with her ex-boyfriend and feels that, according to the lyrics, "In my mind, I'll always be his lady/In my mind, I'll always be his girl."

Contents

Music video

Directed by Diane Martel, the video opens with Headley at home at dawn, lying on a couch, in the kitchen, and watching television, intercut with scenes of her watching her ex-boyfriend kissing another girl across the street. Next, the video switches in and out of Headley singing and talking to her ex-boyfriend's mother, who hugs her near the end of the second verse. She is then shown walking with her ex, and as the bridge begins, a tear falls from her eye. As the song progresses, she is seen singing and holding the boyfriend, switching into scenes where she is standing in place, singing. The song appeared on The Game episode "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" that aired in the spring of 2008.

Track listings and formats

U.S. digital EP
  1. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix) – 7:41
  2. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Dub Mix) – 6:40
  3. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Club Mix) – 7:05
  4. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Dub Mix One) – 7:14
U.S. Dance Vault Mixes digital EP
  1. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Radio Mix) – 3:50
  2. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix) – 7:41
  3. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Dub Mix) – 6:40
  4. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Club Instrumental) – 7:41
  5. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Club Acappella) – 5:14
  6. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Club Mix) – 7:05
  7. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Dub Mix One) – 7:14
  8. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Dub Mix Two) – 7:14
  9. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Radio Mix) – 4:00
  10. "In My Mind" – 4:06
Australian digital EP
  1. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Club Mix) – 7:41
  2. "In My Mind" (Freemasons Vocal Dub Mix) – 6:40
  3. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Club Mix) – 7:05
  4. "In My Mind" (Dave Hernandez Dub Mix One) – 7:14

Charts

Chart (2006)[2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States September 26, 2005[3] Urban AC radio RCA
September 27, 2005[4] Digital download
February 14, 2006[5] Digital EP
April 18, 2006[6] Dance Vault Mixes digital EP

References

  1. ^ "Outta Nowhere > Overwiew". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r403524. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
  2. ^ "In My Mind > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r807346. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
  3. ^ "Urban AC – Week Of: September 26, 2005". Radio & Records. September 26, 2005. http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=09/26/2005&Format=12. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
  4. ^ "Heather Headley – In My Mind (Single)". U.S. iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=81243402&s=143441. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
  5. ^ "Heather Headley – In My Mind (EP)". U.S. iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=304826052&s=143441. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
  6. ^ "Heather Headley – Dance Vault Mixes: In My Mind". U.S. iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=304827344&s=143441. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
Preceded by
"Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
February 18, 2006		 Succeeded by
"Rhythm Intoxication" by Rosabel