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My Love Is the Shhh!

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"My Love Is the Shhh!"

SinglebySomethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara

from the album This Time It's Personal

Released

August 12, 1997^[1]

Genre

R&B

Length

5:08 (album version)
4:19 (single edit)^[2]

Label

Warner Bros.

Songwriter(s)

Curtis "Sauce" Wilson
Roshad Holiday
Jeff "Fuzzy" Young
Tamara Powell
James Baker
Melvin Young^[2]

Producer(s)

Somethin' for the People

Somethin' for the People singles chronology

"With You"
(1996)

"My Love Is the Shhh!"
(1997)

"Think of You"
(1997)

Trina & Tamara singles chronology

"My Love Is the Shhh!"
(1997)

"What'd You Come Here For?"
(1998)

"My Love Is the Shhh!" is a song co-written,^[2] produced, and performed by American R&B group Somethin' for the People, issued as the lead single from their second studio album, This Time It's Personal (1997). It features vocals from fellow contemporary R&B group Trina & Tamara. The song samples "It's Been a Long Time" by the New Birth, and it was the group's only hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number four in 1997. It also reached number one on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 17, 1997.

Music video[edit]

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The official music video for the song was directed by Rashidi Natara Harper.^[3]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	7
Germany (Official German Charts)^[5]	24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[8]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	52
USBillboard Hot 100^[10]	4
USHot R&B Singles (Billboard)^[11]	2
USMaxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[12]	22
USRhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[13]	1
USTop 40/Mainstream (Billboard)^[14]	27

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1997)	Position
USBillboard Hot 100^[15]	51
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)^[16]	17
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[17]	44

Chart (1998)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	66
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	55
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	44
USBillboard Hot 100^[21]	54
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)^[22]	47
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[23]	89
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[24]	21

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ ^a ^b ^c "This Time It's Personal - Somethin' for the People | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Somethin' for the People - "My love is the shhh!"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

^ "Hits of the World: Canada". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 50. December 13, 1997. p. 50.

^ "Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara – My Love Is the Shhh!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 6, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

^ "Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara – My Love Is the Shhh!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

^ "Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara – My Love Is the Shhh!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

^ "Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara – My Love Is the Shhh!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. November 29, 1997. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. October 25, 1997. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. November 8, 1997. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ "Rhythmic Airplay". Billboard. January 10, 1998. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. December 20, 1997. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1997". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

^ "The Year in Music 1997: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-40. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ "Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 42.

^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

^ "End of Year Charts 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

^ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1998". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

^ "The Year in Music 1998: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-51. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

^ "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1998". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 45.

^ "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1998". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 46.

External links[edit]

"My Love Is the Shhh!"atAllMusic
"My Love Is the Shhh!" at Discogs (list of releases)

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