Brandy... Dark Child... Mase kid Harlem on the rise Come on, Come on , Come on , Come on, Come on
I went from Helly Hanson to mini-mansions The girls in Aruba doing belly-dancings Spent half of my advancing Jaws from branson I make it through my circumstances But u know I'm wiser now Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Move like kaiser now gotta butter soft cover just to hide my pound gotta house in the valley Come and find me now Got enough dough to buy the town So I might give a 6 to my chick Benz to my mom Crib so big it look like the Sinigon Give a couch just to spill henny on And Benadon since Lados and Benaton
[Brandy]
Some people say that I'm not the same girl They say that I think I'm in my own world What makes them think that I have changed A little dough cannot erase my problems Me like you I have to try and solve them Yes everything is quite the same
[Chorus :] I'm just trying to be me Doing what I got to do Some people think that I'm Just sittin on top of the world I'm just try to be me proving what I got to prove Some people think that I'm Just sittin' on top of the world
I wonder why it's often said That my lifes a fairy tale and Everything is so right I wish that you could know the truth My life is real so please don't get it twisted Problems the same and got to be dealt with These are the things I wish you knew
Always in someone's eye so many questions why How is it to be down with me with me Afraid to express myself always me and someone else I need to be free but its not that easy
[CHORUS]
Don't understand why people Think I don't have friends Who knew me bad when This was my dream nothing has changed I still do the same things
[Ma$e]
Yo,you can quit cookin short if it ain't about cake I ain't sittin on top I want a house on a lake I'm that snotty nosed cat with a new BM If you mess with Brandy I gotta bruise your chin I be with Puff the girls be like 'Who's his friend?' If I hit a chick once you probably move me in So you gotta tell me right now Either your wit The cats that make the hits or the ones that see the chips [Slow down Mase your killin me] But don't stop it Whats the use of buying a weight if I'm a hav to chop it I use the let a lady till I learned the logics She only mess with Ma$e know the money aint an object If it ain't crissy he won't pop it If it ain't platinum with ice he won't rock it If it don't cost 60 he don't drop it If it don't come with TVs he won't cop it u can stop it , yea yea yea what what what?
[CHORUS]
Brandy on top of the world Dogchow on top of the world Mase be on top of the world Harlem World be on top of the world Brandy on top of the world Dogchow be top of the world M-A-dollar sign-E all over the world Brandy all over the world [2x]All over the world...
"Top of the World" is a song by American singer Brandy Norwood, from her second studio album, Never Say Never [1998]. The song was written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman, and Mason Betha, with Darkchild and Norwood producing and Mase having featured vocals. Released as the album's second international single in 1998, the track peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 20 in Iceland, Ireland, and New Zealand.
The music video for "Top of the World" was directed by Paul Hunter in June 1998 and became a huge success on the music video channels, BET and MTV. In the video, Norwood floats in the air where she does somersaults and other gymnastic movements. She performed the song live at the MTV Movie Awards and the remix version with Big Pun and Fat Joe at the Soul Train Awards which aired in 1999. Norwood performed the song on her first world tour Never Say Never World Tour [1998-1999], the TV special Brandy in Concert: A Special for the Holidays [1999] and on her second world tour, Human World Tour [2009] where it was part of a "1990s medley".
Critical reception[edit]
Larry Flick from Billboard felt that the song was a fitting follow up to "The Boy is Mine" and that Brandy now "proves that she has the chops to take on the most seasoned champs of R&B and pop". He also praised the lyrics and production, saying "the smart lyrics are couched in chunky funk beats and smooth guitar/keyboard interplay. Music Week described the song as "another slick piece of Rodney Jerkins [Boy Is Mine] R&B" and felt that "the best bits comes from mase".
Chart performance[edit]
"Top of the World" topped the UK R&B Singles Chart for six weeks and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song became the second consecutive European success for Brandy and peaked at number 20 on the Eurochart Hot 100. "Top of the World" also charted at number 11 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and 21 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. In the United States, it was a modest hit on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 44 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, number 19 on the Hot R&B Singles chart, and number 10 on the Rhythmic chart.
Music video[edit]
A music video for "Top of the World" was directed by Paul Hunter and filmed in June 1998. A surrealistic clip built on digital effects, it features Norwood floating in the air, flipping and somersaulting above various objects such as telephone poles and vehicles—as passersby stopped to stare—and balancing vertically and horizontally alongside skyscrapers and other buildings.
Remix[edit]
A remix version with Latin rappers Fat Joe and Big Pun appeared on Pun's 2001 compilation album Endangered Species. The Darkchild-produced song was previously released on the remix EP U Don't Know Me [Like U Used To] - The Remix EP [1999]. The remix samples Ahmad's single "Back in the Day."
Samples[edit]
On 1 June 2023, Nigerian singer Burna Boy released the single "Sittin' On Top Of The World" featuring Atlanta rapper 21 Savage, which heavily samples "Top of the World". It earned a nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listings[edit]
UK Part I CD singleNo.TitleWriter[s]Producer[s]Length1."Top of the World" [Edit featuring Mase]
- Daniels
- F. Jerkins
- R. Jerkins
- Phillips
- Turman
- Betha
- Darkchild
- Brandy
4:112."Top of the World" [No Rap Edit]
- Daniels
- F. Jerkins
- R. Jerkins
- Phillips
- Turman
- Betha
- Darkchild
- Brandy
3:323."Top of the World" [Instrumental]
- Daniels
- F. Jerkins
- R. Jerkins
- Phillips
- Turman
- Betha
- Darkchild
- Brandy
4:41
Remix singleNo.TitleWriter[s]Producer[s]Length1."Top of the World" [Edit featuring Mase]
- Daniels
- F. Jerkins
- R. Jerkins
- Phillips
- Turman
- Betha
- Darkchild
- Brandy
4:112."Top of the World" [Boogiesoul Remix Radio Edit]
- Daniels
- F. Jerkins
- R. Jerkins
- Phillips
- Turman
- Betha
- Darkchild
- Brandy
- Boogiemann
4:163."Top of the World" [Part II featuring Fat Joe & Big Pun]
- Daniels
- F. Jerkins
- R. Jerkins
- Phillips
- Turman
- Betha
- Ahmad Lewis
- Christopher Rios
- Stephan Gordy
- Joseph Cartagena
- Darkchild
4:07
Notes
- denotes additional producer
Sample credits
- "Top of the World [Part II]" samples "Back in the Day" [1994] by Ahmad, written by Ahmad Lewis and Stephan Gordy.
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Never Say Never.
- Mason Betha — vocals, writing
- LaShawn Daniels — vocal production, recording, writing
- Brian Gardner — mastering
- Jean-Marie Horvat — recording
- Fred Jerkins III — writing
- Rodney Jerkins — production, instruments, mixing, recording, writing
- Brandy Norwood — additional production, vocals, writing
- Isaac Phillips — recording
- Rick Sigel — recording
- Dexter Simmons — mixing
- Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman — writing
- Brian Young — assistant engineer
Charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
Release history[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Flick, Larry [July 4, 1998]. "Reviews & Previews Singles: POP". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 27. p. 21. Retrieved August 28, 2023. Larry Flick reviewed the song under the pop banner and said that the lyrics are couched in funk beats.
- "Single Reviews" [PDF]. Music Week. September 19, 1998. p. 10. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- "Mase Duets With Brandy, Forms Record Label". MTV News. June 3, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- Porter, Nina [January 25, 2000]. The Brandy Star Profile.
- "Burna Boy - Sitting' On Top Of The World". Spotify. June 1, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- Hussey, Allison [June 1, 2023]. "Burna Boy Shares New Song "Sittin' on Top of the World": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- Mamo, Heran [June 1, 2023]. "Burna Boy Is 'Sittin' on Top of the World' in New Song & Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- Helfand, Raphael [June 1, 2023]. "Hear Burna Boy's celebratory new song "Sittin On Top Of The World"". Fader. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- Never Say Never [Media notes]. Brandy Norwood. Atlantic Records. 1998.
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- ^ Lwin, Nanda [2000]. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. p. 50. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
- "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7054." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- "RPM Dance". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 28, 1998. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- "RPM Urban Top 30". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 7, 1998. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" [PDF]. Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 42. October 17, 1998. p. 10. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- "Brandy – Top of the World" [in French]. Les classement single. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- "Brandy – Top of the World" [in German]. GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- . Dagblaðið Vísir [in Icelandic]. November 27, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved June 7, 2020. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Top of the World". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
Who sang Brandy originally?
"Brandy [You're a Fine Girl]" is a 1972 song by American pop rock band Looking Glass from their debut album, Looking Glass. It was written by Looking Glass lead guitarist and co-vocalist Elliot Lurie.
Was the song Brandy about a dog?
A weird piece of music trivia that will always befuddle me: The O'Jays' "Brandy" being commonly misperceived as a ballad about a man lamenting the love of his life breaking up with him, when it's actually a ballad about a man lamenting his beloved dog that ran away.
What is Brandy's biggest song?
'The Boy Is Mine' Duet With Monica [1998] - Probably the biggest hit of Brandy's career.
Who sampled Brandy top of the world?
Sampled in 6 songs.
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