"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (pronounced "Ghetto-u-t") is a song by American R&B duo Changing Faces. Released in 1997 from their second album, All Day, All Night (1997), and produced by R. Kelly, the single reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart. The song also became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and reached number 22 in New Zealand.

"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T."
Single by Changing Faces
from the album All Day, All Night
B-side"Goin' Nowhere"
ReleasedApril 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
Length4:28
Label
Songwriter(s)R. Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
Changing Faces singles chronology
"I Got Somebody Else"
(1996)
"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T."
(1997)
"All of My Days"
(1997)

Track listings

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US CD and cassette single[1][2]

  1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)
  2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

US 12-inch single[3]

A1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)
A2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental)
B1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version)
B2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

UK CD and 12-inch single, Australian CD single[4][5]

  1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
  2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version) – 4:28
  3. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 3:52
  4. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental) – 4:28
  5. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (instrumental) – 3:52

UK cassette single[6]

  1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
  2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 4:28

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,200,000[16]

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 31, 1997 R&B radio [18]
April 22, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
[citation needed]
April 29, 1997 Rhythmic contemporary radio [19]
United Kingdom July 14, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[20]

References

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  1. ^ G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US CD single liner notes). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 2-98026.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US cassette single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 4-98026.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US 12-inch single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 0-95605.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003CD, 7567-95584-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003T, 7567-95584-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK cassette single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003C, 7567-98032-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Changing Faces – G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d "Changing Faces Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  14. ^ "1997 The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-40.
  15. ^ "Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 28, 1997. p. 42.
  16. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. January 31, 1998. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Changing Faces – G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ^ Reynolds, J.R. (17 May 1997). "Big Beat Works 'All Day All Night' to Take Changing Faces Mainstream". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 20. p. 84.
  19. ^ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1194. April 25, 1997. p. 42.
  20. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. July 12, 1997. p. 31.

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