G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Explained

G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.
Cover:	G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Changing Faces
Album:	All Day, All Night
B-Side:	Goin' Nowhere
Length:	4:28
Producer:	R. Kelly
Prev Title:	I Got Somebody Else
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	All of My Days
Next Year:	1997

"G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (pronounced "Ghetto-u-t") is a song by American R&B duo Changing Faces. Released in 1997 from their second album, All Day, All Night (1997), and produced by R. Kelly, the single reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart. The song also became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and reached number 22 in New Zealand.

Track listings

US CD and cassette single^{[1] [2]}

1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)
2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

US 12-inch single^[3]

A1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version)

A2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental)

B1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version)

B2. "Goin' Nowhere" (album version)

UK CD and 12-inch single, Australian CD single^{[4] [5]}

1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (album version) – 4:28
3. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 3:52
4. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (instrumental) – 4:28
5. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (instrumental) – 3:52

UK cassette single^[6]

1. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." (single version) – 4:08
2. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Part II" (album version) – 4:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	8
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)	48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	1
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	31
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)^[9]	3
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[10]	32

Certifications

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Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	March 31, 1997	R&B radio		^[11]
	April 22, 1997
	April 29, 1997	Rhythmic contemporary radio		^[12]
United Kingdom	July 14, 1997			^[13]

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)

Notes and References

1. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.. Changing Faces. 1997. US CD single liner notes. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 2-98026.
2. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.. Changing Faces. 1997. US cassette single sleeve. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 4-98026.
3. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.. Changing Faces. 1997. US 12-inch single sleeve. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. 0-95605.
4. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.. Changing Faces. 1997. UK & Australian CD single liner notes. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. AT0003CD, 7567-95584-2.
5. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.. Changing Faces. 1997. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. AT0003T, 7567-95584-0.
6. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.. Changing Faces. 1997. UK cassette single sleeve. Big Beat Records, Atlantic Records. AT0003C, 7567-98032-4.
7. Web site: Changing Faces Awards. AllMusic. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140213162002/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/changing-faces-mn0000198426/awards. February 13, 2014. October 11, 2021.
8. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1997. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090611194337/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997. June 11, 2009. August 28, 2010.
9. 1997 The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles. Billboard. 109. 52. YE-40. December 27, 1997.
10. Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles. Airplay Monitor. 5. 52. 42. December 28, 1997.
11. Big Beat Works 'All Day All Night' to Take Changing Faces Mainstream. Reynolds. J.R.. Billboard. 109. 20. 84. 17 May 1997.
12. New Releases. Radio & Records. 1194. 42. April 25, 1997.
13. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. July 12, 1997.