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Differences (song)

2001 single by Ginuwine

Summary

2001 single by Ginuwine

Field	Value
name	Differences
cover	Differences (song).jpg
type	single
artist	Ginuwine
album	The Life
released	August 8, 2001
recorded	2001
genre	R&B
length	4:25 (album version)
4:08 (radio edit)
label	Epic
producer	Troy Oliver
prev_title	There It Is
prev_year	2001
next_title	Just Because
next_year	2001
misc

the song by Ginuwine

4:08 (radio edit)

Elgin Lumpkin
Troy Oliver

"Differences" is an R&B song by American singer Ginuwine. It was written by the artist alongside producer Troy Oliver and recorded for his third studio album, The Life (2001). Released as the album's second single, the ballad spent four weeks at number-one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was ranked at number 50 and number 68 in the 2001 and 2002 on Billboard Year-End lists, respectively, and was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). American rapper Pop Smoke sampled the song on his hit track released in 2020, "What You Know Bout Love" from his album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.

Background

"Differences" was written by Ginuwine along with Troy Oliver, while production was helmed by the latter. In an interview with Blogcritics, Ginuwine commented on the background to the track: "That song was really during a time when I was going through a depressed state because of my dad and my mom had passed. We're writing a whole bunch of songs [...] I said, 'I'm going to write a song about [my wife]', and it happened to be a song that a lot of people wanted to sing to their wives when they were getting married. It's just one of those songs that will always be here. I'm just happy I'm the one that did it."

Chart performance

Released as the second single from The Life, "Differences" peaked at number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the week ending October 6, 2001, becoming his second single to do so. A precedent on the chart, it became the first track on the chart to reach the summit without a physical single being available at retail in a configuration.

Music video

A music video for "Differences" was directed by Hype Williams. A special effects-heavy clip, Ginuwine elaborated on the video shooting in an interview with MTV News: "Actually, the game plan going into [the shoot] was [to] talk to God. Williams was like, 'Look man this gotta be heartfelt. People gotta know you mean this.' He was saying, 'The only way they're gonna know you're meaning it is if you close your eyes and you just talk to God.' I was very skeptical about it 'cause I was just [in front of] a green screen all day. I just had to imagine – he was just telling me what is gonna be where."

Track listing

Notes

denotes additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak
position	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)
2

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position	US Billboard Hot 100	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)
50
13

Chart (2002)	Position	US Billboard Hot 100	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)
68
54

Certifications

References

(2019-02-13). "'Pony' is forever — but Ginuwine hopes you remember him for another song". [[The Washington Post]].
Schwartz, Danny. (July 6, 2020). "Pop Smoke's Endless Summer Continues on 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'".
(2001). "The Life". Epic Records.
"Differences".
(October 6, 2001). "Single Minded".
Reid, Shaheem. (June 11, 2001). "Ginuwine's Career Peaking Just When He Needed It Most". [[MTV News]].
[https://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Differences%20%5B%231%5D:1921643776;_ylt=AkwCJVfVzyiJN5NHLAAE5p5UvQcF Differences - Ginuwine Music - Yahoo! Shopping] ''yahoo.com.'' Retrieved October 25, 2008
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"Tipparade-lijst van week 6, 2002". [[Dutch Top 40]].
"Billboard Top 100 – 2001".
(2 January 2013). "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2001".
"Billboard Top 100 – 2002".
(2 January 2013). "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002".

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