"The Comfort Zone" is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Vanessa Williams

Vanessa L. Williams

Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...

' second studio album, The Comfort Zone

The Comfort Zone (album)

The tracks "Work to Do" and "What Will I Tell My Heart?" both appeared in the film Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man; the latter also appeared on the film's soundtrack album.-Production:...

(1991). It peaked at number two on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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 (behind Shanice

Shanice

Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox , better known as Shanice, is a Grammy-nominated American R&B/soul singer-songwriter. She scored two Top 5 Billboard hit single's "I Love Your Smile" in 1991, and "Saving Forever for You" in 1993. In 1999, Shanice scored another top hit song, "When I Close My Eyes"...

's "I Love Your Smile

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"I Love Your Smile" is a song recorded by R&B singer Shanice and released in 1991 as the first single from her album Inner Child. The song features saxophonist Branford Marsalis. It met success in many countries, including U.S., where it reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the...

") and was nominated for the 1993 Grammy Award

Grammy Awards of 1993

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 for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

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.

In interviews, Williams had stated that she had wanted this to be the lead single

Lead single

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 from her album but her record company chose "Running Back to You

Running Back to You

"Running Back to You" is the lead single from Vanessa Williams' second studio album, The Comfort Zone .The single became one of the biggest hits of her career; it topped Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for two weeks from October 5 to October 12, 1991 and reached number eighteen on the...

" since it was summer and they wanted an energetic song.

Track listing

U.S. 12" single

• Side A:

1. "The Comfort Zone" (Vanessa's Vibe Mix) (7:33)
2. "The Comfort Zone" (Comfortable Percapella It's a Late Nite Thing!) (5:29)
   • Side B:
3. "The Comfort Zone" (Frankie
   Frankie Knuckles
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   's Comfortable Mix) (6:35)
4. "The Comfort Zone" (Frankie's Comfortable Dub) (6:46)

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	62
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	25