I'm in a Different World

"I'm in a Different World"
Single by The Four Tops
from the album Yesterday's Dreams
B-side	"Remember When"
Released	September 19, 1968 (1968-09-19)
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland Jr.
Producer(s)	R. Dean Taylor Brian Holland Lamont Dozier
The Four Tops singles chronology
"Yesterday's Dreams" (1968) "I'm in a Different World" (1968) "What Is a Man" (1969)

"I'm In a Different World" is a song written and produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland Jr. Billboard described the single as a "smooth swinger that moves and grooves throughout" which "should fast prove a sales topper."^[1]

Background

"I'm in a Different World" is the final single that Holland–Dozier–Holland produced for the Four Tops before they left the label due to royalty disputes with Motown. The label issued the song in 1968 as the follow-up single to "Yesterday's Dreams".

Credits

• Lead vocal by Levi Stubbs
• Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Renaldo "Obie" Benson
• Additional background vocals by The Andantes
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Chart history

"I'm in a Different World" peaked at number 51 on the US pop chart and number 27 on the UK chart.

Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.K. Singles Chart[2]	27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]	51
U.S. Billboard Best Selling R&B Singles[4]	33

References

1. "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. September 28, 1968. p. 84. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
2. "FOUR TOPS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 315.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 212.