25/8 (song)

"25/8"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)
Released September 1, 2011
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 3:56
Label Matriarch, Geffen
Writer(s) Mary J. Blige, Crystal Johnson, Eric Hudson, Al Sherrod Lambert
Producer(s) Eric Hudson
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Someone to Love Me (Naked)"
(2011)		 "25/8"
(2011)		 "Mr. Wrong"
(2011)

"25/8" is a song by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Crystal Johnson, Al Sherrod Lambert, and Eric Hudson for her tenth studio album, My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011), while musical production was handled by the latter. and was released as the first official single from the album.[1][2]

Release and promotion

"25/8" was released to iTunes and Amazon as a digital download on September 1, 2011.[3] Blige performed the song for the first time live on Good Morning America September 2, 2011.[4] Blige also performed "25/8" on Dancing with the Stars October 4, 2011.[5]

Critical reception

Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone gave the song three stars out of five, saying "It's goopy stuff, but it's also far more neck-poppin' fun than Beyoncé's '1+1.'"[6]

Music video

Blige filmed the video for 25/8 in late September 2011.[7] The director of the video is Diane Martel. The video premiered on October 28, 2011.[8]

Charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 35

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States September 1, 2011 Digital download[10] Matriarch, Geffen Records
September 26, 2011[11] Urban radio
September 27, 2011[11] Urban Adult radio
Australia[12] October 4, 2011 Contemporary Hit Radio Geffen Records
United Kingdom[13] November 20, 2011 Digital download Geffen Records, Polydor

References

  1. ↑ Cragg, Michael (2011-08-30). "New music: Mary J Blige – 25/8 | Music | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ↑ "New Music: Mary J. Blige – ‘25/8’". Rap-Up.com. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  3. ↑ "25/8: Mary J. Blige: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Daily Buzz 8.31.11 | Welcome to". S2smagazine.com. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  5. ↑ 10/3/2011 by TeamIGA (2011-10-03). "Mary J. Blige : News : Watch Mary J. Blige on Dancing With the Stars October 4th". Interscope.com. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  6. ↑ Ganz, Caryn (13 September 2011). "Song Review, "25/8"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Mary J. Blige Finds ‘Mr. Wrong’ on Second Single". Rap-Up.com. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  8. ↑ Video on YouTube
  9. ↑ "Mary J. Blige Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Mary J. Blige. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  10. ↑ "25/8: Mary J. Blige: MP3 Downloads". Amazon MP3. (Amazon.com). 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.webcitation.org/6276fA2UZ
  12. ↑ http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-releases/singles/2011/10/05/issue--856/mary-j-blige---258/
  13. ↑ "Mary J. Blige: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-10-31.