Format Digital download Label Geffen | Genre R&B, soul | |
Released April 1, 2009 (2009-04-01) Length 4:26 (solo version)
4:13 (duet album version) Writer(s) Donald Alford, Keyshia Cole, Frederick Taylor | ||
"Trust" is a song recorded by American recording artist Keyshia Cole. It was written by Cole and Frederick Taylor and co-produced by Donald "Toxic" Alford and Ron Fair for her third studio album, A Different Me (2008). It is a re-recording of the iTunes pre-order bonus song from Cole's previous album Just Like You
In 2008, the ballad was re-recorded as a duet with fellow R&B singer Monica, replacing parts of Cole's original vocals with hers, and was included on Cole's third studio album A Different Me (2008). It was released as the album's third single on April 1, 2009 (2009-04-01), with its music video world premiering on May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) in time for Mother's Day. The song became Monica's sixteenth chart entry on the Hot 100 and her eleventh consecutive top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and becoming Cole's highest-peaking single from the album.
The accompanying music video for "Trust", directed by Chris Robinson, was ranked at 15th on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown. It also peaked on top on BET's 106 & Park.
- "Trust" (No Intro, Radio Edit) — 3:26
- "Trust" (With Intro, Radio Edit) — 3:46
- "Trust" (Album Version) — 4:16