Anniversary (Tony! Toni! Toné! song)
"Anniversary" is a song by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!. It was released on September 14, 1993, as the second single from their third studio album, Sons of Soul (1993). The song was produced by Tony! Toni! Toné! and written by group member Raphael Wiggins and keyboardist Carl Wheeler.
| "Anniversary" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tony! Toni! Toné! | ||||
| from the album Sons of Soul | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:57 (radio edit) 9:27 (album version) | |||
| Label | Mercury, Polygram | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carl Wheeler, Raphael Wiggins | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony! Toni! Toné! | |||
| Tony! Toni! Toné! singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
The song became a hit for Tony! Toni! Toné!, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Hot R&B Singles chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. "Anniversary" was well received by music critics, including Robert Christgau, who named it the 13th best song of 1993. It earned the group Grammy Award nominations for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1994.