Yesterday (Toni Braxton song)

"Yesterday"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Pulse
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Length3:48
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Jerome Armstrong
  • Terrence Battle
  • Toni Braxton
  • Justin Franks
  • Michael White
Producer(s)DJ Frank E
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"The Time of Our Lives"
(2006)
"Yesterday"
(2009)
"Hands Tied"
(2010)

"Yesterday" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Braxton, Jerome Armstrong, Terrence Battle, Michael White, and DJ Frank E and produced by the latter for her seventh studio album Pulse (2010). Selected as the album's lead single,[1][2] it was released by Atlantic Records to US radios on September 29, 2009. American singer Trey Songz appears on the Troy Taylor radio edit of "Yesterday," which served as the American version released to radio.[3][4] Outside North America, the original version of the song was released, which features only Braxton's vocals.[5]

The song was a moderate success on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at number twelve. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 50 on the Official UK Singles top 100 Chart and at number 17 on R&B Singles top 40.

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  2. ^ Sam (2010-01-21). "Toni Braxton's 'Pulse' Pushed Back – Again | ..::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || Thirsty?". Thatgrapejuice.net. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
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  4. ^ "Listen To Toni Braxton's "Yesterday" Ft. Trey Songz! - Blog Detail". TreySongz.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Toni Braxton interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2010". Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.