Changed (Tamar Braxton song)

"Changed"
Single by Tamar Braxton
Released	March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	3:15
Label	Tamar Braxton Platform
Songwriter(s)	Tamar Braxton Amber Smith Charles Stephens Donald Sales Norman Gyamfi Nyerere Davidson
Producer(s)	Braxton Chizzy Hazel
Tamar Braxton singles chronology
"Crazy Kind of Love" (2020) "Changed" (2023) "Notice Me" (2024)

"Changed" is a song by American singer Tamar Braxton. It was released on March 17, 2023, by Tamar Braxton Productions/Platform Records as the first single from her upcoming sixth album. It is an R&B ballad written by Braxton, Amber Smith, Norman Gyamfi, Nyerere Davidson, and the producers Chizzy and Hazel. The song samples "Rain" by SWV.

Commercially, "Changed" reached number two on the Adult R&B Songs chart and number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in the United States.

Critical reception

"Changed" was reviewed by publications such as Vibe,[1] HotNewHipHop,[2] Rated R&B,[3] and ThisisRnB.[4]

Chart performance

Upon its release, "Changed" debuted at number 15 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart.[5] The song reached number two on the Adult R&B Songs chart, number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and number 21 on the Hot R&B Songs chart.[6][7][8]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.[9]

• Production – Charles "Chizzy" Stephens, Donald "Hazel" Sales
• A&R – Leonard Brooks, Norman Gyamfi
• Background vocals – Tamar Braxton, Anesha Birchett-Moody
• Co-production – Tamar Braxton
• Mastering engineering – Zachary Nichols
• Mixing engineering – Matthew Hearing
• Vocal production – Tamar Braxton, Nyerere Davidson
• Songwriting – Tamar Braxton, Amber Smith, Charles "Chizzy" Stephens, Donald "Hazel" Sales, Norman Gyamfi, Nyerere Davidson

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Changed" Chart (2023) Peak position US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] 2 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 18

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Changed" Chart (2022) Position US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[10] 3

References

1. Griffin, Mya Abraham,Marc (March 17, 2023). "Usher, Tori Kelly, Tamar Braxton, And More Enter New Eras With Their Latest R&B Tunes".
2. Hynes, Hayley (March 18, 2023). "Tamar Braxton Is Feeling "Changed" On First Single Since 2020: Listen". HotNewHipHop.
3. Folk, Antwane (March 17, 2023). "Tamar Braxton Returns With New Song 'Changed'".
4. "Tamar Braxton drops new single "Changed" + gets engaged". March 17, 2023.
5. "R&B Digital Song Sales". January 2, 2013.
6. "Tamar Braxton Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
7. "Tamar Braxton Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
8. "Hot R&B Songs". January 2, 2013.
9. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com.
10. "Adult R&B Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2023.