"Torn"
Single by LeToya
from the album LeToya
B-side"No More"
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
RecordedNovember 30, 2005
GenreR&B
Length4:22
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bishop, T./Epstein, L./Young, D./Bell, T./Luckett, L.
Producer(s)Teddy Bishop
LeToya singles chronology
"All Eyes on Me"
(2005)		 "Torn"
(2006)		 "She Don't"
(2006)

"Torn" is the first official single (second overall) from American R&B singer LeToya's debut album LeToya which was released in March 2006 and soon became a hit, having a high airplay, just missing out the top ten on the U.S. Hot 100 Airplay charts at number eleven. "Torn" became a hit on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number two. It also entered the top twenty on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Adult R&B charts.

In September 2006, the song was finally released in other countries all over the world, namely the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia and became a moderate worldwide hit.

The song is about the protagonist being "torn" between staying with or leaving her lover (played in the music video by Will Demps). The song contains a musical sample of The Stylistics's 1971 classic "You Are Everything."

The official remix is known as the "So So Def Remix" featuring guest appearances from rappers Mike Jones and Rick Ross and production from Jermaine Dupri. The album version is also slightly different from the single version and there is also a version with rapper Short Dogg and Dave Young, co-writer of Torn, singing along with LeToya.

The UK CD single features the b-side "No More",[1] written by Candice Nelson and Walter Millsap.

"Torn" had one of its biggest successes on BET's 106 & Park. It reached number one in eleven days and stayed there for twenty-five days straight. It remained on the countdown for sixty-five days.

Music video

The video was directed by Chris Robinson and debuted on BET Access Granted on July 5, 2006.

The music clip is featured as an enhanced video on the European edition and the Japanese Special edition of the album LeToya.

Sample

The song samples "Everything" by Mary J. Blige, which itself samples "You Are Everything" by The Stylistics.

Track listing

  1. "Torn" (Edit)
  2. "Torn" (Album Version)
  3. "Torn" (A Cappella)
  4. "Torn" (Instrumental)
  5. "Tear Da Club Up" (Original Version)
  6. "Tear Da Club Up" (H-Town Version)
  7. "Tear Da Club Up" (Original Instrumental)
  8. "Tear Da Club Up" (H-Town instrumental)

Release history

Country Date
United States March 21, 2006
Australia September 2, 2006
United Kingdom September 25, 2006
Canada April 15, 2006

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "LeToya - Torn". Discogs.
  2. ↑ "LeToya – Torn". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Issue 874" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "LeToya – Torn". Top 40 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "LeToya: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  7. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  8. ↑ "LeToya Luckett Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "LeToya Luckett Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "POP Billboard". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 32. August 12, 2006. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ "LeToya Luckett Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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