You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)

"You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)"
"You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)"
Single by Brian McKnight featuring Mase
from the album Anytime
Released	August 19, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Quiet storm; hip hop;
Length	4:47
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Sean Combs; Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence; Brian McKnight; Mason Betha; Kelly Price; Steven Jordan; James Brown;
Producer(s)	Sean "Puffy" Combs; Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence; Stevie J;
Brian McKnight singles chronology
Mase singles chronology

"You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)" is the first single by Brian McKnight from his third studio album Anytime (1997). The song features guest vocals from Mase and contains an uncredited hook sung by Kelly Price. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart, and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] It sold over 600,000 copies.^[3]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[6]	32

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[8]	35

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Stewart, Alison (2004). "Brian McKnight". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 530. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Allmusic singles history
^ "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. 110 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 76 January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Brian McKnight Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[RS_2004-1] Stewart, Alison (2004). "Brian McKnight". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 530. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[2] Allmusic singles history

[3] "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. 110 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 76 January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Brian_McKnight-4] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Brian_McKnight-5] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Brian_McKnight-6] "Brian McKnight Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[7] "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[8] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

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