I Should Have Cheated

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"I Should Have Cheated"
Single by Keyshia Cole
from the album The Way It Is
Released August 3, 2005
Format
Recorded 2004
Genre R&B
Length 5:31
Label A&M
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Daron Jones
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"(I Just Want It) To Be Over"
(2005)		 "I Should Have Cheated"
(2005)		 "Love"
(2006)

"I Should Have Cheated is a song by American R&B recording artist Keyshia Cole, written by 112 members Daron Jones and Quinnes "Q" Parker for her debut album, The Way It Is (2005). Released as the album's third single, following the two mildly successful singles "I Changed My Mind" and "(I Just Want It) To Be Over", it rose to number four on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its music video made it to the top five on 106 and Park and remained there for 46 days.

Background

Members of the R&B group 112 Daron Jones and Quinnes Parker (Q) wrote the song, and Daron Jones produced it. The song was originally recorded by and for R&B singer Nivea for her 2005 second album, Complicated.[1] The song is about a girl who suspects her boyfriend of cheating, but he also accuses her of the same. Since she was not cheating, she thinks that she should have done.

Music video

The video for this song features rapper Chink Santana. He plays Keyshia's boyfriend in the video. Keyshia is very suspicious that her boyfriend is cheating, because of various cell phone messages and movie stubs. When she confronts him, he claims that she is the one who is cheating. Since she was faithful in the relationship, Keyshia deems that she should have cheated. In the music video many viewers could see Keyshia's hair dye dripping down her face during the water scenes.

Track listing

  1. "I Should Have Cheated" [Main Radio Edit]
  2. "I Changed My Mind" [Radio Edit]
  3. "I Should Have Cheated" [The Double Time Edit]
  4. "I Should Have Cheated"

Chart performance

The single entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at #85 and slowly moved up the charts, eventually peaking at #30. It was a success in the urban community, peaking at #4 in the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also charted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart at #11. It was released in the UK on 04/03/2006 as a double A-side with "I Changed My Mind".

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) 43
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 48
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 30
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 4

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2007-08-18" UK Singles Chart.
  3. ↑ "Keyshia Cole – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Keyshia Cole. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Keyshia Cole – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Keyshia Cole. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Keyshia Cole – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Keyshia Cole. Retrieved 2014-10-10.

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