My Love Is the Shhh!

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ReleasedAugust 12, 1997 (1997-08-12)
Length
  • 5:08 (album version)
  • 4:19 (single edit)[1]
"My Love Is the Shhh!"
Single by Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara
from the album This Time It's Personal
ReleasedAugust 12, 1997 (1997-08-12)
GenreR&B
Length
  • 5:08 (album version)
  • 4:19 (single edit)[1]
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriters
ProducerSomethin' for the People
Somethin' for the People singles chronology
"With You"
(1996)
"My Love Is the Shhh!"
(1997)
"Think of You"
(1997)
Trina & Tamara singles chronology
"My Love Is the Shhh!"
(1997)
"What'd You Come Here For?"
(1998)

"My Love Is the Shhh!" is a song co-written,[1] produced, and performed by American R&B group Somethin' for the People, issued as the lead single from their second studio album, This Time It's Personal (1997). It features vocals from fellow contemporary R&B group Trina & Tamara. The song samples "It's Been a Long Time" by the New Birth, and it was the group's only hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number four in 1997. Worldwide, it became a top-10 hit in Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 17, 1997.

The official music video for the song was directed by Rashidi Natara Harper.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 7
Germany (GfK)[4]24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5]5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8]52
UK Singles (OCC)[9]66
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 4
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[11] 2
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[12] 22
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 1
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[14] 27

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 51
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[16] 17
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 44
Chart (1998) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 66
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 55
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 54
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[22] 47
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 89
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 21

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

References

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