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"Running Back to You"
SinglebyVanessa Williams
from the albumThe Comfort Zone
B-side"Better Off Now"
ReleasedJuly 18, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length4:39
LabelWing
Songwriter(s)
  • Trevor Gale
  • Kenni Hairston
Producer(s)
  • Bob Rosa
  • Kenni Hairston
  • DJ L.A. Jay
  • Rob Von Arx
  • Trevor Gale
Vanessa Williamssingles chronology
"Darlin' I"
(1989) 		"Running Back to You"
(1991) 		"The Comfort Zone"
(1991)
Music video
"Vanessa Williams - Running Back To You"onYouTube

"Running Back to You"is thelead singlefrom American singer and actressVanessa Williams' secondstudio album,The Comfort Zone(1991). It features samples fromThe J.B.'s"The Grunt"(1970) andJohn Davis and the Monster Orchestra's "I Can't Stop" (1976).

The single became one of the biggest hits of her career; it toppedBillboard'sHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songschart for two weeks from October 5 to October 12, 1991 and reached number eighteen on theBillboardHot 100.A colorfulmusic video,directed by Ralph Ziman, was shot for the single. Williams performed the song onThe Arsenio Hall Showin 1991.

At theGrammy Awardsin 1992, the song received aGrammy Awardnomination forBest Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Track listings and formats

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  • US CD single
  1. "Running Back to You" (Vanessa's Club Mix) – 7:56
  2. "Running Back to You" (Vanessa's Sweat Mix) – 5:09
  3. "Running Back to You" (DNAExtended) – 5:02
  4. "Running Back to You" (Flip Hop Mix) – 7:01
  • US 12 "single
  1. "Running Back to You" (The Mix) – 4:41
  2. "Running Back to You" (Edit) – 4:04
  3. "Running Back to You (Flip Hop Extended Version) – 7:01
  4. "Running Back to You (Flip Hop Edit) – 4:29
  • US cassette single
  1. "Running Back to You" (Edit) – 4:04
Special previews:
  2. "The Comfort Zone"– 1:00
  3. "Save the Best for Last"– 1:00
  4. "Still in Love" – 1:00
  5. "Better Off Now" – 3:57
Special previews:
  2. "The Comfort Zone" – 1:00
  3. "Save the Best for Last – 1:00
  4. "Still in Love – 1:00
  • UK 7 "single
  1. "Running Back to You" (DNA 7 ")
  2. "Running Back to You" (U.S. 7 ")
  • UK 12 "single
  1. "Running Back to You" (DNA 12 ")
  2. "Running Back to You" (Vanessa's Club Mix) – 7:56
  3. "Better Off Now"

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 102
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 86
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] 1
UK Dance(Music Week)[6] 54
USBillboardHot 100[7] 18
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs(Billboard)[8] 1
USDance Club Songs(Billboard)[9] 2
USDance Singles Sales(Billboard)[10] 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^Breihan, Tom (July 26, 2021)."The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's" Baby Don't Forget My Number "".Stereogum.RetrievedNovember 26,2023.Vanessa Williams used a sample of "Baby Don't Forget My Number" on the outro of her 1991 dance-pop single "Running Back to You"
  2. ^May, Mitchell (November 7, 1991)."Vanessa Williams The Comfort Zone".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedOctober 22,2018.
  3. ^"Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 12, 2016".Imgur.Retrieved2016-12-03.
  4. ^"Top RPM Singles: Issue 1678."RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^"Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1668."RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^"Top 60 Dance Singles"(PDF).Music Week.1991-09-21. p. 22.Retrieved2020-09-28.
  7. ^"Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. ^"Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. ^"Vanessa Williams Chart History (Dance Club Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  10. ^"Vanessa Williams Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)".Billboard.Retrieved March 16, 2023.


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