Released in December 1993, "Understanding" entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the following month, and reached its peak of number eight in February 1994.[3] The single spent 14 weeks in the top 40 portion of the chart.[3] The song went to number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart, where it spent two weeks at the top.[2] In other Billboard charts, the song reached number seven on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart and number 15 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[3] In February, the single was certified gold in the United States and has since been certified Platinum in March 2023.[4] The song also reached number 24 in New Zealand.[5] The "Understanding" music video, directed by Otis Sallid, entered the most-played weekly charts at MTV and BET in late 1993, and the video reached number one on The Box for the week ending January 29, 1994.[6]
When recording the 1995 album Off the Hook, group member Kandi Buruss compared "Understanding" favorably to "Just Kickin' It", the group's previous single. "I felt like I could sing 'Just Kickin' It' in my sleep. Songs like 'Understanding', which was more vocally complex, had real feeling to it and that's what we wanted more of on our next album."[2] Fellow group member Tameka Cottle noted that the appeal of the song "was really universal."[3]
^ Bronson, Fred (1994-05-07). "Write Stuff". Billboard. 106 (19). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 74. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ abc. It is the first single from the group to feature all four group members on lead vocals. Reynolds, J.R. (1995-06-03). "Xscape Cultivates Mature Sound". Billboard. 107 (22). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 15. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ abcd Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). p. 691. ISBN978-0-8230-7499-0.
^ "Gold & Platinum Search Results - Xscape". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
understanding, song, other, songs, this, name, understanding, disambiguation, understanding, song, american, group, xscape, written, manuel, seal, song, released, group, second, single, from, group, 1993, debut, album, hummin, comin, song, reached, number, eig. For other songs of this name see Understanding disambiguation Understanding is a song by American R amp B group Xscape Written by Manuel Seal 1 the song was released as the group s second single from the group s 1993 debut album Hummin Comin at Cha The song reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number one on the Hot R amp B Singles chart 2 Understanding Single by Xscapefrom the album Hummin Comin at ChaReleasedDecember 21 1993Recorded1993GenreR amp Bhip hop soulLength5 40LabelSony CD cassette Columbia 7 45rpm Songwriter s Manuel SealXscape singles chronology Just Kickin It 1993 Understanding 1993 Love on My Mind 1994 Contents 1 Release and reception 2 Track listings 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRelease and reception editReleased in December 1993 Understanding entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the following month and reached its peak of number eight in February 1994 3 The single spent 14 weeks in the top 40 portion of the chart 3 The song went to number one on the Hot R amp B Singles chart where it spent two weeks at the top 2 In other Billboard charts the song reached number seven on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart and number 15 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart 3 In February the single was certified gold in the United States and has since been certified Platinum in March 2023 4 The song also reached number 24 in New Zealand 5 The Understanding music video directed by Otis Sallid entered the most played weekly charts at MTV and BET in late 1993 and the video reached number one on The Box for the week ending January 29 1994 6 When recording the 1995 album Off the Hook group member Kandi Buruss compared Understanding favorably to Just Kickin It the group s previous single I felt like I could sing Just Kickin It in my sleep Songs like Understanding which was more vocally complex had real feeling to it and that s what we wanted more of on our next album 2 Fellow group member Tameka Cottle noted that the appeal of the song was really universal 3 Track listings editCD cassette single Understanding radio version Understanding remix Understanding Sexual Healing Mix With You LP version 7 vinyl single Understanding LP version 5 40 Just Kickin It remix 3 44Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1994 PeakpositionEurope European Dance Radio 7 22New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 8 24US Billboard Hot 100 9 8US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 10 1US Rhythmic Billboard 11 2 Year end charts edit Chart 1994 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 12 58US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 13 19Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 14 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also editR amp B number one hits of 1994 USA References edit Bronson Fred 1994 05 07 Write Stuff Billboard 106 19 Nielsen Business Media Inc 74 ISSN 0006 2510 a b c It is the first single from the group to feature all four group members on lead vocals Reynolds J R 1995 06 03 Xscape Cultivates Mature Sound Billboard 107 22 Nielsen Business Media Inc 15 ISSN 0006 2510 a b c d Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 8th ed New York Billboard Books Nielsen Business Media Inc p 691 ISBN 978 0 8230 7499 0 Gold amp Platinum Search Results Xscape RIAA Archived from the original on 2013 02 01 Retrieved 2009 11 11 Xscape Understanding Ultratop Retrieved 2009 11 11 Billboard Video Monitor Billboard 106 6 Nielsen Business Media Inc 36 1994 02 05 ISSN 0006 2510 European Dance Radio Top 25 PDF Music amp Media April 9 1994 p 34 Retrieved May 23 2023 Xscape Understanding Top 40 Singles Retrieved November 22 2019 Xscape Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved November 22 2019 Xscape Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved November 22 2019 Xscape Chart History Rhythmic Billboard Retrieved November 22 2019 Billboard Top 100 1994 Archived from the original on March 1 2009 Retrieved August 27 2010 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 1994 Billboard Retrieved March 30 2021 American single certifications Xscape Understanding Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved March 13 2023 External links edit Understanding lyrics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Understanding song amp oldid 1210748547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
