He Wasn't Man Enough

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“He Wasn't Man Enough”
“He Wasn't Man Enough” cover
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album The Heat
Released April 11, 2000
Recorded 2000
Genre R&B, pop
Length 4:21
Label LaFace
Writer(s) Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Harvey Mason, Jr.
Producer Darkchild
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"How Could an Angel Break My Heart"
(1997)
"He Wasn't Man Enough"
(2000)
"Just Be a Man About It"
(2000)

"He Wasn't Man Enough" is the lead single from Toni Braxton's third studio album, The Heat (2000). It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 where it stood for several weeks as well as number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for four weeks. The song earned Braxton the Grammy Award for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" in 2001.

[edit] Music video

Braxton in the video for "He Wasn't Man Enough".
Braxton in the video for "He Wasn't Man Enough".

The video starts out with Braxton as a super hero who unzips her shirt to ward off villains. Then she is shown in a cylinder-like hallway dancing. The shot turns to a club where her ex and his current wife walk in played by Robin Givens. Robin looks Braxton up and down and flashes her wedding ring at Braxton. Braxton scoffs because Braxton had him first and knows what a cheat he is. The video flashes between Braxton dancing in the hallway and the club scene. At one point, the two women are in the bathroom of the club and Braxton lets her know why she dumped her husband. They set up an act where Braxton goes into a room with him, gets him to drop his pants all the while he's on camera and his current wife is watching. At the end, Givens busts in throws the ring at him and the two women leave together as friends. The video also features cameo appearances by Rodney Chester and Dawnn Lewis.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
  2. "You're Makin' Me High" (Classic Edit)
  3. "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Extended Version) – 5:35
  4. "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Video)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 5
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) 15
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Top 40 4
French Singles Chart 14
German Singles Chart 20
Irish Singles Chart 12
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 5
Norwegian VG-lista 13
Swedish Singles Chart 10
Swiss Singles Chart 7
UK Singles Chart 5
UK R&B Singles Chart 3
United World Chart 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 16
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 7
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