My Destiny (Lionel Richie song)

"My Destiny"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Back to Front
B-side	"Do It to Me"
Released	1992
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi, cassette
Genre	Funk, Soul
Length	3:49
Label	Motown
Writer(s)	Lionel Richie
Producer(s)	Lionel Richie Stewart Levine
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Do It to Me" (1992) "My Destiny" (1992) "Love, Oh Love" (1992)

"My Destiny" is a 1992 song recorded by Lionel Richie. It was the second single from his album Back to Front and was released in 1992. The song achieved some success, and it even topped the Dutch Mega Single Top 100. The song also appeared on Richie's best of Truly: The Love Songs and The Definitive Collection.

The song was sung by Moni Tivony on the TV series The One and Only.

Music Video

In the music video, Richie is singing in front of four dancing supermodels with his shirt unbuttoned.

Track listings

CD maxi

1. "My Destiny" (lite mix edit) – 3:49
2. "Do It to Me" (rhythm method single edit) – 4:36
3. "My Destiny" (hiphouse #2 mix) – 5:59
4. "Do It to Me" (rhythm method extended mix) – 6:32

7" single

1. "My Destiny" (lite mix edit) – 3:50
2. "Do It to Me" (rhythm method single edit) – 4:35

12" maxi

1. "My Destiny" (hiphouse #2 mix) – 5:55
2. "Do It to Me" (rhythm method single edit) – 4:35
3. "Do It to Me" (rhythm method extended mix) – 6:32
4. "My Destiny" (lite mix edit) – 3:50

Cassette

1. "My Destiny" (lite mix edit)
2. "Do It to Me" (rhythm method single edit)
3. "My Destiny" (lite mix edit)
4. "Do It to Me" (rhythm method single edit)

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1992) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[1] 22 Dutch Top 40[2] 2 French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 18 German Singles Chart[1] 23 Irish Singles Chart[3] 10 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] 38 Swiss Singles Chart[1] 19 UK Singles Chart[4] 7 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 7 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs[5] 56

End of year charts End of year chart (1992) Position Dutch Top 40[2] 21

References

1. "My Destiny", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 11, 2009)
2. "Single top 100 over 1992" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
3. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 11, 2009)
4. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 11, 2009)
5. Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 11, 2009)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics