Trust (Keyshia Cole and Monica song)

"Trust" is a song by American singer Keyshia Cole. It was written by Cole and Frederick Taylor and co-produced by Donald "Toxic" Alford and Ron Fair for her third studio album, A Different Me (2008). It is a re-recording of the iTunes pre-order bonus song from Cole's previous album Just like You.

"Trust"
Single by Keyshia Cole featuring Monica
from the album A Different Me
ReleasedApril 1, 2009 (2009-04-01)
GenreR&B, soul
Length4:26 (solo version)
4:13 (duet album version)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
  • Donald Alford
  • Keyshia Cole
  • Frederick Taylor
Producer(s)Toxic, Ron Fair
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"You Complete Me"
(2009)
"Trust"
(2009)
"I Ain't Thru"
(2010)
Monica singles chronology
"Still Standing"
(2008)
"Trust"
(2009)
"Everything to Me"
(2010)

In 2008, the ballad was re-recorded as a duet with fellow R&B singer Monica, replacing parts of Cole's original vocals with hers, and was included on Cole's third studio album A Different Me (2008). It was released as the album's third single on April 1, 2009, with its music video world premiering on May 4, 2009, in time for Mother's Day.[1] The song became Monica's sixteenth chart entry on the Hot 100, also becoming Cole's highest-peaking single from the album.

The accompanying music video for "Trust", directed by Chris Robinson, was ranked at 15th on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown. It also peaked on top on BET's 106 & Park.

Track listing

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US promo single[2]

  1. "Trust" (no intro, radio edit) – 3:26
  2. "Trust" (with intro, radio edit) – 3:46
  3. "Trust" (album version) – 4:16

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "New single 'Trust (Duet with Monica)'". Interscope. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Trust With Monica - U.s. Promo Issue - No Intro Radio Edit". Musicstack.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Urban Chart Top 100 - Urban Top 100". urbantop100.nl. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "RadioScope100 – August 16, 2009 – RadioScope New Zealand". RadioScope. August 16, 2009. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Keyshia Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Keyshia Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2021.