Separated (song)

"Separated"
"Separated"
Single by Avant
from the album My Thoughts
Released	April 11, 2000
Studio	Streeterville (Chicago, IL)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:15
Label	Magic Johnson; MCA;
Songwriters	Myron Avant; Steve Huff;
Producer	Steve "Stone" Huff
Avant singles chronology
Kelly Rowland singles chronology

"Separated" is a song by American R&B singer Avant. It was written by Steve "Stone" Huff and Avant for his debut album My Thoughts (2000), while production was helmed by Huff. MCA Records and Magic Johnson Music released the song as the album's lead single in April 2000. "Separated" spent one week atop the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, also peaking at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[2] A remix version of the song, co-written by Sparkle, features singer Kelly Rowland, of Destiny's Child. A different remix features rapper Foxy Brown.

Track listings

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Separated"	4:16
2.	"Separated (remix)" (featuring Kelly Rowland)	3:58

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

Myron Avant – writing
Steve Huff – production, writing
Sparkle – writing (remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)^[3]	6
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	23
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	63
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	9

Awards and nominations

Soul Train Music Award
- 2000, Best R&B/Soul Single, Male (nominated)^[8]

References

1 2 My Thoughts (booklet). Avant. MCA Records, Magic Johnson Music. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "Separated – Avant Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
↑ "Avant Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
↑ "Avant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
↑ "Avants Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
↑ "Jill Scott, D'Angelo, Others Lead Soul Train Noms". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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[liner_notes-1] 1 2 My Thoughts (booklet). Avant. MCA Records, Magic Johnson Music. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Billboard_charts-2] "Separated – Avant Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[sc_Billboardadultrandbsongs_Avant-3] "Avant Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Avant-4] "Avant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Avants-5] "Avants Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[6] "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-31.

[7] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[8] "Jill Scott, D'Angelo, Others Lead Soul Train Noms". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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