Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)

"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Libra
Released	September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)
Recorded	Doppler Studios, Upstairs Studio (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:05
Label	Blackground
Songwriter(s)	Bryan-Michael Cox Kendrick Dean Johntá Austin Toni Braxton
Producer(s)	Bryan-Michael Cox
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Please" (2005) "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (2005) "Take This Ring" (2005)

"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" is a song by American singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Braxton, Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean for Braxton's sixth studio album, Libra (2005), while production was overseen by Cox, with co-production from Keri Lewis and additional production by Dean. Selected as the album's second single, the piano-heavy R&B ballad was released to US radios on September 26, 2005 by Blackground Records, followed by a European release in fall 2005. Commercially, it missed the US Billboard Hot 100 and charted outside the top sixty of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. No music video was made for the song.

Critical reception

Billboard's Chuck Taylor found that "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" seems "like a track designed for Ciara, Ashanti or some other minor talent. It is not displeasing, but Braxton comes across as more of a response singer to the chorus of background singers [...] This one just doesn't measure up."[1]

Track listing

CD single[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Radio Edit)	Bryan-Michael Cox Kendrick Dean Johntá Austin Toni Braxton	Cox Keri Lewis^[a] WyldCard^[b]	4:08
2.	"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Instrumental)	Cox Dean Austin Braxton	Cox Lewis^[a] WyldCard^[b]	4:06
3.	"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Album Version)	Cox Dean Austin Braxton	Cox Lewis^[a] WyldCard^[b]	4:05
4.	"I Hate You"	Harvey Mason Jr. Damon Thomas Antonio Dixon Eric Dawkins Kenneth Edmonds	The Underdogs	4:02

CD maxi single[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)" (Radio Edit)	Cox Dean Austin Braxton	Cox Lewis^[a] WyldCard^[b]	4:08
2.	"I Hate You"	Mason Thomas Dixon Dawkins Edmonds	The Underdogs	4:02

Notes

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• ^^[b] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of Libra.[3]

Toni Braxton – vocals, backing vocals Siete – guitar Tamar Braxton – backing vocals Johnta Austin – backing vocals

Bryan-Michael Cox – producer Keri Lewis – co-producer Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean – additional producer, strings Sam Thomas – engineer, mixing

Charts

Chart performance for "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[4]	19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	67

Release history

Release history for "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
United States	September 26, 2005	Airplay	Blackground	[6]
Germany	November 18, 2005	Digital EP	Edel	[7]
	December 9, 2005	CD single		[2]

References

1. Taylor, Chuck (October 15, 2005). "Reviews: Singles". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
2. "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)". Amazon.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-06-11.
3. Braxton, Toni (2006). Libra (liner notes). Toni Braxton. Blackground Records
4. "Toni Braxton Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
5. "Toni Braxton Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
6. "Available for Airplay – 9/27/05 Mainstream". FMQB. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
7. "Toni Braxton – Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works) (EP)". German iTunes Store (in German). Retrieved 2009-06-11.