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Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)

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"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Libra
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)
RecordedDoppler Studios, Upstairs Studio
(Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreR&B
Length4:05
LabelBlackground
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bryan-Michael Cox
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Please"
(2005)
"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"
(2005)
"Take This Ring"
(2005)

"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" is a song by American singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Braxton, Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean for Braxton's sixth studio album, Libra (2005), while production was overseen by Cox, with co-production from Keri Lewis and additional production by Dean. Selected as the album's second single, the piano-heavy R&B ballad was released to US radios on September 26, 2005 by Blackground Records, followed by a European release in fall 2005. Commercially, it missed the US Billboard Hot 100 and charted outside the top sixty of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. No music video was made for the song.

Critical reception

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Billboard's Chuck Taylor found that "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" seems "like a track designed for Ciara, Ashanti or some other minor talent. It is not displeasing, but Braxton comes across as more of a response singer to the chorus of background singers [...] This one just doesn't measure up."[1]

Track listing

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CD single[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Radio Edit)4:08
2."Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Instrumental)
  • Cox
  • Dean
  • Austin
  • Braxton
4:06
3."Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Album Version)
  • Cox
  • Dean
  • Austin
  • Braxton
4:05
4."I Hate You"The Underdogs4:02
CD maxi single[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Radio Edit)
  • Cox
  • Dean
  • Austin
  • Braxton
4:08
2."I Hate You"
  • Mason
  • Thomas
  • Dixon
  • Dawkins
  • Edmonds
The Underdogs4:02

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes of Libra.[3]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[4] 19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 67

Release history

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Release history for "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"
Region Date Format Label Ref
United States September 26, 2005 Airplay Blackground [6]
Germany November 18, 2005 Digital EP Edel [7]
December 9, 2005 CD single [2]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Chuck (October 15, 2005). "Reviews: Singles". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)". Amazon.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. ^ Braxton, Toni (2006). Libra (liner notes). Toni Braxton. Blackground Records
  4. ^ "Toni Braxton Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  5. ^ "Toni Braxton Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  6. ^ "Available for Airplay – 9/27/05 Mainstream". FMQB. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  7. ^ "Toni Braxton – Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works) (EP)". German iTunes Store (in German). Retrieved 2009-06-11.