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Almost Doesn't Count

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Recorded
  
1998

Length
  
3:37

Genre
  
PopR&B

Label
  
Atlantic

Released
  
April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)

Format
  
CD singlevinyl recordcompact cassette

"Almost Doesn't Count" is an R&B ballad written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche for Brandy's second studio album, Never Say Never (1998). It also was produced by Roche and released as the album's fourth single during the second quarter of 1999 (see 1999 in music). The ballad reached the top 20 in New Zealand, the UK, and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on June 8, 1999 (after reaching the Top 40 on April 27). Brandy performed the song in the 1999 film Double Platinum, starring Diana Ross and herself.

Contents

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Almost Doesn't Count."

UK CD single I
  1. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Radio Remix) – 3:37
  2. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Album Version) – 3:39
  3. "Almost Doesn't Count" (DJ Premier Remix) – 3:47
UK CD single II
  1. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Pull Club Radio Edit) – 4:15
  2. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Club Remix) – 4:37
  3. "Have You Ever?" (Soul Skank Remix) – 5:40
Australian CD single
  1. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Radio Remix) – 3:37
  2. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Album Version) – 3:39
  3. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Pull Club Radio Edit) – 4:15
  4. "Almost Doesn't Count" (DJ Premier Remix) – 3:47
  5. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Pull Club Extended Mix) - 8:21
Japan single (AMCY-7051)
  1. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Album Version) - 3:39
  2. "Have You Ever?" (Soul Shank Remix) – 5:40
  3. "The Boy is Mine" (duet with Monica, Club Remix) - 7:42
  4. "Almost Doesn't Count" (DJ Premier]] Remix) – 3:47
  5. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Club Remix) – 4:37

Mark Wills version

In 2000, country musician Mark Wills released a cover of the song as the second single from his third studio album, Permanently (see 2000 in country music). This version reached number 19 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Wills's cover was the second R&B cover on this album, following his late-1999 cover of Brian McKnight's "Back at One".

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in March 2000. It was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. There are two different videos, both with the same concept but with different scenes.

Charts

"Almost Doesn't Count" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 1, 2000.

Other cover versions

  • In 2007 the song was sampled by Ali & Gipp in the single "Almost Made Ya," featuring vocals by LeToya Luckett and production by Jermaine Dupri.

    • References

    Almost Doesn't Count Wikipedia
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