Next Lifetime

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"Next Lifetime"
European editions cover
Single by Erykah Badu
from the album Baduizm
A-side	"On & On"
Released	June 2, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	R&B neo soul
Length	6:27
Label	Kedar Universal
Songwriter(s)	Erykah Badu Anthony Scott
Producer(s)	Tone the Backbone
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"On & On" (1997) "Next Lifetime" (1997) "Otherside of the Game" (1997)
Alternative cover
Japanese edition cover
Music video
"Next Lifetime" on YouTube

"Next Lifetime" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her debut studio album Baduizm (1997). It was written by Badu and Anthony Scott. A mid-tempo ballad, the song describes being in a relationship but longing for another man. At the start of the song, Badu is heard talking to a man about how they can't be together even though they both have feelings for one another.