Differences (song)

"Differences"
Single by Ginuwine
from the album The Life
ReleasedAugust 8, 2001
Recorded2001
GenreR&B[1]
Length4:25 (album version)
4:08 (radio edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Troy Oliver
Ginuwine singles chronology
"There It Is"
(2001)
"Differences"
(2001)
"Take Away"
(2001)
Music video
"Differences" on YouTube

"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".[2]

  1. ^ Chris Richards (2019-02-13). "'Pony' is forever — but Ginuwine hopes you remember him for another song". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Danny (July 6, 2020). "Pop Smoke's Endless Summer Continues on 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 11, 2020.