For the Britney Spears album, see Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.
"My Prerogative"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Don't Be Cruel
B-side
"Girl Next Door"
Released
October 11, 1988
Genre
New jack swing
Length
4:51 (album version)
4:25 (single version)
Label
MCA
Songwriter(s)
Bobby Brown
Teddy Riley
Gene Griffin
Producer(s)
Teddy Riley[1]
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"Don't Be Cruel" (1988)
"My Prerogative" (1988)
"Roni" (1988)
Music video
"My Prerogative" on YouTube
"My Prerogative" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown from his second studio album, Don't Be Cruel (1988). It was released on October 11, 1988, as the second single from the album. After recording sessions were completed, Brown and producer Gene Griffin traveled to New York City, since he felt something was "missing" from the record. "My Prerogative" was written by Brown as a response to the criticism he received for his firing from New Edition. He explained the song was about making decisions in one's life and not caring about other people's judgment. "My Prerogative" is often considered as new jack swing.[1]
The song was positively received by critics and was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award in the category of Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single. It was also commercially successful, reaching number one in Billboard's Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. "My Prerogative" also reached top ten positions in many countries, such as Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The music video for the song features Brown performing the song on stage with his band and dancers. The song was also performed at most of his concerts, usually as the last song of the set list. On the February 4, 1989, performance at Madison Square Garden, he was joined on stage by many popular rap artists and producers of the time.
"My Prerogative" has been covered and sampled by a number of artists from different genres, including Britney Spears. She released her cover in her first compilation, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004). The cover was produced by Bloodshy & Avant and was noted for aptly referring to Spears's relationship with the media at the time. Although the song only appeared in component charts in the United States, Spears's cover surpassed Brown's version in some European countries, peaking at the top of the charts in Finland, Ireland, Italy and Norway and reaching the top ten in another fourteen countries.[2][3]
^ abJames Salazar - Don't Be Cruel (LP liner notes). MCA Records. MCA-42185
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