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"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T."
Single by Changing Faces
from the album All Day, All Night
B-side"Goin' Nowhere"
ReleasedApril 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
Length4:28
Label
Songwriter(s)R. Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
Changing Faces singles chronology
"I Got Somebody Else"
(1996) 		"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T."
(1997) 		"All of My Days"
(1997)

"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (pronounced "Ghetto-u-t") is a song by American R&B duo Changing Faces. Released in 1997 from their second album, All Day, All Night (1997), and produced by R. Kelly, the single reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart. The song also became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and reached number 22 in New Zealand.

Track listings

US CD and cassette single

  1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)
  2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

US 12-inch single

A1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)
A2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental)
B1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version)
B2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

UK CD and 12-inch single, Australian CD single

  1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
  2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version) – 4:28
  3. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 3:52
  4. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental) – 4:28
  5. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (instrumental) – 3:52

UK cassette single

  1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
  2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 4:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 22
Scotland (OCC) 42
UK Singles (OCC) 10
UK Dance (OCC) 10
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) 3
US Billboard Hot 100 8
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard) 48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 1
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 31
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 3
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) 32

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,200,000

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 31, 1997 R&B radio
April 22, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
April 29, 1997 Rhythmic contemporary radio
United Kingdom July 14, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette

References

  1. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US CD single liner notes). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 2-98026.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US cassette single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 4-98026.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (US 12-inch single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. 0-95605.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003CD, 7567-95584-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003T, 7567-95584-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (UK cassette single sleeve). Changing Faces. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 1997. AT0003C, 7567-98032-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Changing Faces – G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  10. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  11. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Changing Faces Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  13. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  14. "1997 The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-40.
  15. "Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 28, 1997. p. 42.
  16. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. January 31, 1998. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  17. "American single certifications – Changing Faces – G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. Reynolds, J.R. (17 May 1997). "Big Beat Works 'All Day All Night' to Take Changing Faces Mainstream". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 20. p. 84.
  19. "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1194. April 25, 1997. p. 42.
  20. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. July 12, 1997. p. 31.

See also

Changing Faces
  • Cassandra Lucas
  • Charisse Rose
Studio albums
Singles
R. Kelly singles
Born into the 90's
12 Play
R. Kelly
R.
TP-2.com
Chocolate Factory
The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
Happy People/U Saved Me
TP.3 Reloaded
Double Up
Untitled
Love Letter
Write Me Back
Black Panties
The Buffet
Other singles
Featured singles
Soundtrack singles
Other songs
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