| "Long as I Live" | ||||
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| Single byToni Braxton | ||||
| from the albumSex & Cigarettes | ||||
| Released | February 9, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Brandon's Way Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)[1] | |||
| Length | 4:51 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
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| Producer | Dixon | |||
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| "Long as I Live" onYouTube | ||||
"Long as I Live" is a song by American singerToni Braxton from her eighth studio albumSex & Cigarettes (2018). Written by Braxton,Paul Boutin, andAntonio Dixon, who also produced the track, it is a "soulful '90s-style"R&B andsoul track that finds the singer struggling with breaking up and moving on from her past lover. The song was released on February 9, 2018 byDef Jam Recordings as the second single from the album, with an accompanying music video premiered on March 23, 2018 to coincide with the parent album's release.[2]
Upon its release, "Long as I Live" received positive reviews from music critics for its "nostalgic" feel, with Braxton's voice described "as strong as ever".[3][4] The song won the50th NAACP Image Award forOutstanding Song, Traditional, and also earned Braxton nominations forBest R&B Performance andBest R&B Song at the61st Annual Grammy Awards, the former being her fifth overall and first nomination in eighteen years since "He Wasn't Man Enough".[5]
The song also attained commercial success for the singer in the States, becoming her eight chart-topper for five consecutive weeks on the USBillboard Adult R&B Songs, thus becoming the artist with the second most number one titles on the chart. It was also her first top fifteen entry on theR&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in nearly eighteen years since "Just Be a Man About It", and her first single to enter the componentUK Singles Downloads Chart, peaking at number fifty-four. Braxton has since appeared on several daytime shows to promote the song, and eventually embarked on the eponymousAs Long as I Live Tour to further perform the song and its parental album throughout 2019.[6]
On February 27, 2018, Braxton appeared on the daytime showLoose Women to promote "Long as I Live" and her upcoming albumSex & Cigarettes.[7] A behind-the-scenes video was released on Braxton's Instagram account featuring the auditions of dancers for the music video.[8] On March 21, 2018, she posted a 26-second teaser of the music video, announcing that it would premiere onWEtv after theseason six premiere ofBraxton Family Values on March 22, 2018.[9]
The audio video was released to Braxton'sVEVO channel on February 9, 2018.[10] The music video was recorded on March 6, 2018,[11] and released on March 23, 2018.[12] The music video also features Braxton's younger sisters,Towanda andTamar Braxton. Since its release the video has garnered over 121 million views on YouTube. Model Herly Ulysse starred in the video.[13]
Credits adapted from the liner notes ofSex & Cigarettes.[1]
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| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Various | February 9, 2018 | Digital download,streaming | Def Jam | [2][22] |
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