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Performed by: Brandy
Written by: Tim Mosley; Isaac Phillips; Kenisha Pratt; Kenneth Pratt

Credits: Mosley, Tim (Songwriter); Phillips, Isaac (Songwriter); Pratt, Kenisha (Songwriter); Pratt, Kenneth (Songwriter); MUSIC OF STAGE THREE (Publisher); MUSIC OF WINDSWEPT (Publisher); SIPHOSONG (Publisher); SONGS OF WINDSWEPT PACIFIC (Publisher); TTARP MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY (Publisher); WB MUSIC CORP. (Publisher)

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"Afrodisiac"
Single by Brandy
from the album Afrodisiac
B-side "Sirens"
Released September 24, 2004[1]
Format 12" single, digital download, CD single, DVD single
Recorded 2003; Hit Factory Criteria
(Miami, Florida)
Genre R&B
Length 3:47
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Isaac Phillips, Kenisha Pratt, Kenneth Pratt, Tim Mosley
Producer Timbaland
Brandy singles chronology
"Who Is She
2 U"
(2004)		 "Afrodisiac"
(2004)		 "Right Here
(Departed)"
(2008)

"Afrodisiac" is a song by American singer Brandy. It was written and composed by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, Isaac Phillips, Kenisha Pratt and Kenneth Pratt for her same-titled fourth studio album, Afrodisiac (2004).

The song was released as the album's second international single throughout most of Eurasia and Oceania during the third quarter of 2004 (see 2004 in music). Barely promoted, the song reached number eleven in the United Kingdom and made it to top thirty in France and Ireland, as well as the top forty in Australia and Switzerland.

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Writing and recording

"Afrodisiac" was one of the first songs on the same-titled album Brandy, longtime contributors Kenisha and Kenneth Pratt, and producer Timbaland worked on in the Hit Factory Criteria recording studios in Miami, Florida. The singer has declared the song her favorite cut on the recording: "You can hear the yearning for love," Brandy said of the song in an interview with Ebony. "I never had an aphrodisiac in my life until now."[2] Contentually, song deals with the protagonist's addicted passion for a special person, whom she declares her very own "aphrodisiac."[2]

The song was one of three tracks that had leaked more than a half year before the official release date, a fact, which made it an early candidate to become the album's lead single. When "Talk About Our Love" was picked as first single, Timbaland protested the decision in several magazine interviews. Even Brandy herself proclaimed that the album's single choice was finalized by manager Benny Medina and the heads of Atlantic Records, while the singer herself had favoured the title track to lead the album.

Music video

The single's music video was directed by Matthew Rolston and entirely shot in a filming studio in Los Angeles, California.[3] It was shot over thirteen hours and choreographed by Laurie Ann Gibson, best known for her work on MTV's Making the Band series. Brandy declared the clip a "crazy performance-entertainment-video."[4]

The plotless video concept was developed during a single video conference with all involved parties.[4] Inspired by the song itself, Rolston decided to visualize the sung-about afrodisiac as a liquid, eventually arranging the construction of a water-flooded "outtrack world" that shows Brandy and her dancers performing in an ankle-deep basin and in front of water-reflecting walls respectively.[4] With a view to create a "very simple video," styles and clothes are mainly influenced by white, gold and black color.[4]

Both the video and an accompanying produced Making of clip were released as on a DVD Single.[5]

Formats and tracklisting

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Afrodisiac."

International CD single
  1. "Afrodisiac" (album version)
  2. "Sirens"
  3. "Talk About Our Love" (TKC edit w/ Rap)
  4. "Afrodisiac" (video)
UK CD single
  1. "Afrodisiac" (album version)
  2. "Talk About Our Love" (E-Smoove classic edit)
DVD single
  1. "Afrodisiac" (album version)
  2. "Sirens"
  3. "Afrodisiac" (video)
  4. "Talk About Our Love" (video)
  5. "Making of Afrodisiac" (video)
  6. "Brandy Photo Gallery"
EU promo CD
  1. "Afrodisiac" (album version)
  2. "Afrodisiac" (instrumental)

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 31
French Singles Chart[6] 25
German Black Chart[7] 1
Irish Singles Chart[6] 22
Russian Airplay Chart[8] 9
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 36
UK Singles Chart[6] 11

References

  1. ^ "French chart history". Les Charts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Brandy&titel=Afrodisiac&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-06-06. 
  2. ^ a b ""Brandy is back with a new baby new album and a new love!"". Ebony Magazine. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_10_59/ai_n6121605. Retrieved 2007-09-22. 
  3. ^ "Video Search". mvdbase.com. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=34027. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
  4. ^ a b c d ""Making of Afrodisiac"". Youtube. http://youtube.com/watch?v=G-gVFZwtlYY. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
  5. ^ "Afrodisiac" DVD on Amazon.co.uk
  6. ^ a b c d e "International song performance". A-Charts.us. http://acharts.us/song/1768. Retrieved 2007-06-06. 
  7. ^ "Full history 2004". Trendcharts. http://www.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2004/DBC/index.html. Retrieved 2007-06-06. 
  8. ^ "Russian Airplay Chart". TopHit.ru. http://www.tophit.ru/cgi-bin/trackinfo.cgi?id=2376. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 

External links

v • d • e
Brandy Norwood
Studio albums
Brandy (1994) · Never Say Never (1998) · Full Moon (2002) · Afrodisiac (2004) · Human (2008)
Compilation albums
Extended Plays
Related topics
v • d • e
Brandy Norwood singles discography
Brandy
"I Wanna Be Down" (1994) · "Baby" (1995) · "Best Friend" (1995) · "Brokenhearted" (1995)
Never Say Never
Full Moon
"What About Us?" (2002) · "Full Moon" (2002) · "He Is" (2002)
Afrodisiac
"Talk About Our Love" (2004) · "Who Is She 2 U" (2004) · "Afrodisiac" (2004)
Human
"Right Here (Departed)" (2008) · "Long Distance" (2008)
Other singles
"Sittin' Up in My Room" (1995) · "Missing You" (1996) · "Another Day in Paradise" (2001) ·
Promo songs
"Turn It Up" (2003)

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