Next Lifetime Explained

Next Lifetime
Cover:	Next Lifetime (EU).png
Border:	yes
Caption:	European editions cover
Type:	single
Artist:	Erykah Badu
Album:	Baduizm
A-Side:	On & On
Released:	June 2, 1997
Recorded:	1996
Length:	6:27
Producer:	Tone the Backbone
Prev Title:	On & On
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Otherside of the Game
Next Year:	1997

"Next Lifetime" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her debut studio album Baduizm (1997). It was written by Badu and Anthony Scott. A mid-tempo ballad, the song describes being in a relationship but longing for another man. At the start of the song, Badu is heard talking to a man about how they can't be together even though they both have feelings for one another.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Next Lifetime" starts with the title "a story by Erykah Badu". It then shows Badu and the man she longs for in three different time frames - or "lifetimes" - including "Motherland, 1637 A.D.", "The Movement, 1968" and "Motherland, 3037". Pete Rock, Method Man and Badu's then-boyfriend André 3000 all appeared in the video.

Track listings and formats

UK 12-inch vinyl^[1]

1. "Next Lifetime" (album version)  - 6:30
2. "Next Lifetime" (Linslee Remix)  - 4:45
3. "Next Lifetime" (live)  - 10:57
4. "Next Lifetime" (radio edit)  - 4:15
5. "Next Lifetime" (instrumental)  - 6:30

UK cassette and European CD single^[2]

1. "Next Lifetime" (radio edit)  - 4:15
2. "Next Lifetime" (Linslee Remix)  - 4:45

UK maxi CD single^[3]

1. "Next Lifetime" (radio edit)  - 4:15
2. "Next Lifetime" (album version)  - 6:30
3. "Next Lifetime" (Linslee Remix)  - 4:45
4. "Next Lifetime" (live)  - 10:57
5. "Next Lifetime" (instrumental)  - 6:30

Japanese maxi CD single

1. "Next Lifetime" (album version)  - 6:30
2. "Next Lifetime" (radio edit)  - 4:15
3. "Next Lifetime" (instrumental)  - 6:30
4. "On & On" (dance mix)  - 3:50

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Next Lifetime"!Chart (1997)!Peak
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Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	June 2, 1997
Japan	June 21, 1997	Maxi CD	MCA

Notes and References

1. Badu. Erykah. 1997. Next Lifetime. 12-inch single. United Kingdom. Kedar Records, Universal Records. UNT 56132.
2. Badu. Erykah. 1997. Next Lifetime. cassette single. United Kingdom. Kedar Records, Universal Records. UNC 56132.
3. Badu. Erykah. 1997. Next Lifetime. CD single. United Kingdom. Kedar Records, Universal Records. UND 56132.