"Street Symphony" is a song by American

United States

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 R&B singer Monica, written and produced by Dallas Austin

Dallas Austin

Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...

 for her second studio album The Boy Is Mine (1998). It was released in US as the album's fourth single in mid-to-late 1999, and peaked at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The orchestral background in the song was performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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. The video, directed by Darren Grant

Darren Grant

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, received limited airplay on BET

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 and MTV

MTV

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. "Street Symphony" is her first song that did not chart in the top ten.

Format and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Street Symphony."
Promotional single

1. "Street Symphony" (radio edit) - 4:04

"Cyptron Zone III Remixes" CD single

1. "Street Symphony" (radio edit)
2. "Street Symphony" (extended version)
3. "Street Symphony" (Cyptron Zone III remix)

Music video

The music video for Street Symphony takes place at night in a poor city. In the video; Monica is shown wearing several dark outfits whilst singing different sections of the song. Included are cuts of Monica & her female back-up dancers performing choreography in black leather & musicians playing instruments (violin) in dark clothing. The video is mainly composed of dark greys & blues despite black being a recurring colour.

Release history

Country	Date
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 18, 1999
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	July 13, 1999
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	September 14, 1999

Charts

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Chart (1999)	Peak position

External links

• Monica.com — official Monica site
• Monica music videos — watch "Street Symphony" at LAUNCHcast