You Mean the World to Me

"You Mean the World to Me"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Toni Braxton
Released April 22, 1994
Format CD single, 12" single
Recorded 1993
Genre R&B
Length 4:53
Label LaFace
Writer(s) Antonio "L. A." Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons
Producer(s) L. A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Seven Whole Days"
(1994)		 "You Mean the World to Me"
(1994)		 "I Belong to You/How Many Ways"
(1994)
Toni Braxton track listing
"How Many Ways"
(9)		 "You Mean the World to Me"
(10)		 "Best Friend"
(11)
Ultimate Toni Braxton track listing
"Seven Whole Days (Live)"
(5)		 "You Mean the World to Me"
(6)		 "How Many Ways"
(7)

"You Mean the World to Me" is the fourth single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton (1993). The track was released in April 1994 and was a radio hit, peaking at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song describes Braxton realizing that her lover means the world to her, but he had better shape up or ship out.

The music video, directed by Lionel C. Martin, showed a sequence of Braxton playing the piano in a mansion intercut with scenes of her with her love interest (portrayed by German-born Michael Calvin Bacon, who later starred as J.B. Reese on Saban's syndicated television series VR Troopers). It stayed in heavy rotation during the spring and summer of 1994.

Track listings and formats

U.S. CD single
  1. "You Mean the World to Me" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  2. "You Mean the World to Me" (Radio Edit Remix) – 4:11
  3. "You Mean the World to Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:32
  4. "Seven Whole Days" (Live) – 6:15
UK CD single
  1. "You Mean the World to Me" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  2. "You Mean the World to Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:32
  3. "Seven Whole Days" (Ghetto Vibe) – 6:32
  4. "Seven Whole Days" (Live) – 6:15
UK 12" single
  1. "You Mean the World to Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:32
  1. "Seven Whole Days" (Ghetto Vibe) – 6:32
  2. "Seven Whole Days" (Ghetto Instrumental) – 6:36

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 49
German Singles Chart[2] 69
New Zealand Singles Chart[1] 32
UK Singles Chart[3] 30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 7
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[5] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4] 3
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 4

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 17

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Toni Braxton – You Mean The World To Me – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Musicline.de – Toni Braxton – You Mean The World To Me". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Chart Stats – Toni Braxton – You Mean The World To Me". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Toni Braxton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Retrieved 2010-08-27.

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