Peak
2
Weeks
37
Score
6,732
Chart Year
2000
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position2
Peak DateMay 6, 2000
Weeks at Peak2
Weeks Charted37
Weeks in Top 4032
Weeks in Top 107
Weeks at #22
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc2,847
Weekly Calc3,885
Total Score6,732
Rankings
Year Ranking#14
Decade Ranking#130
Billboard Year#13
Top 5000#506
Details
- Album
- Heat, The
- Label
- LaFace
- Genre
- Rhythm & Blues
- Composer(s)
- Rodney Jerkins;Fred Jerkins III;LaShawn Daniels;Harvey Mason, Jr.
- Entered Chart
- Mar 18, 2000
- Peak Date
- May 6, 2000
- Released
- February 29, 2000
- Recorded
- January–February 2000 Studio Larrabee North (Universal City, California)
- Catalog #
- LaFace 24463
Music Video
The music video, directed by Bille Woodruff from February 25–26, 2000,[13] begins with Braxton as an animated superhero who unzips her shirt to ward off villains. Next, she is shown dancing in a red cylinder-like hallway. The shot turns to a club where her ex (portrayed by Braxton's former husband Keri Lewis of R&B group Mint Condition) and his current wife (portrayed by Robin Givens) walk in. Givens looks Braxton up and down and flashes her wedding ring at her. Braxton scoffs as she knows of his infidelity. The video flashes between Braxton dancing in the hallway and the club scene. At one point, the two women are in the club's bathroom, and Braxton informs the new wife why she dumped her husband. They set up an act, wherein Braxton goes into a private room with him and gets him to drop his pants; all the while he is on camera, and everyone at the club, including his current wife, is watching. At the end, Givens busts in and throws the ring at him, and the two women give each other a high five. The video also features cameo appearances by Rodney Chester and Braxton's sister Tamar. Originally cast to play the husband, actor Michael Jai White ended up dropping out before the video shoot because Givens allegedly took issue with White resembling her former husband Mike Tyson, whom White played in the HBO film Tyson five years earlier.[13][14] He would appear in the video for Braxton's "Hands Tied" a decade later.
Notes
"He Wasn't Man Enough" is a song by American singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, and Harvey Mason, Jr. for her third studio album, The Heat (2000), while production was helmed by the former. "He Wasn't Man Enough" is an uptempo R&B song that differs from Braxton's previous ballads. The song was released by LaFace Records on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from the album. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised it as one of Braxton's best works.[1] "He Wasn't Man Enough" had international success and became one of Braxton's signature songs, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, where the single stood for several weeks, and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for four weeks. As of 2025, this song is her last solo top 10 appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. An accompanying music video was released for the single. The song earned Braxton her fourth Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song in 2001.
Darkchild Oh, yeah, yeah Toni Braxton, oh Ha-ha, uh-huh Yeah, uh, uh Darkchild, yeah Listen, girl Who do you think I am? Don't you know that he was my man? But I chose to let him go So why do you act like I still care about him? Looking at me like I'm hurt When I'm the one who said I didn't want it to work Don't you forget I had him first? What you thinkin'? Stop blaming me He wasn't man enough for me If you don't know now here's your chance I've already had your man Do you wonder just where he's been, yeah? And not be worried about him Now it's time you know the truth I think he's just the man for you What are you thinking? Do you know about us back then? Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend? I'm not thinking 'bout him But you married him Do you know I made him leave? Do you know he begged to stay with me? He wasn't man enough for me Listen, girl Didn't he tell you the truth? If not then why don't you ask him? Then maybe you can be more into him Instead of worryin' about me And hopefully you won't find All of the reasons why his love didn't count And why we couldn't work it out What you thinkin'? Stop blaming me He wasn't man enough for me If you don't know now here's your chance See, I've already had your man Do you wonder just where he's been, yeah? And not be worried about him, yeah Now it's time you know the truth I think he's just the man for you What are you thinking? Do you know about us back then? Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend? I'm not thinking 'bout him But you married him Do you know I made him leave? Do you know he begged to stay with me? He wasn't man enough for me What are you thinking? Did you know about us back then? Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend? I'm not thinking 'bout him But you married him Do you know I made him leave? Do you know he begged to stay with me? He wasn't man enough for me Oh yeah So many reasons why our love is through, yeah What makes you think he'll be good to you, no It makes no sense 'cause he will never change Girl, you better recognize the game, oh yeah What are you thinking? Do you know about us back then Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend I'm not thinking 'bout him But you married him Do you know I made him leave? Do you know he begged to stay with me? He wasn't man enough for me What are you thinking? Do you know about us back then Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend I'm not thinking 'bout him But you married him Do you know I made him leave? Do you know he begged to stay with me? He wasn't man enough for me What are you thinking? Do you know about us back then Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend I'm not thinking 'bout him But you married him Do you know I made him leave? Do you know he begged to stay with me? He wasn't man enough for me
Chart History (37 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 18, 2000 | 63 | 63 |
| 2 | Mar 25, 2000 | 55 | 71 |
| 3 | Apr 1, 2000 | 48 | 78 |
| 4 | Apr 8, 2000 | 39 | 87 |
| 5 | Apr 15, 2000 | 35 | 91 |
| 6 | Apr 22, 2000 | 24 | 102 |
| 7 | Apr 29, 2000 | 3 | 123 |
| 8 | May 6, 2000 | 2 | 124 |
| 9 | May 13, 2000 | 2 | 124 |
| 10 | May 20, 2000 | 4 | 122 |
| 11 | May 27, 2000 | 4 | 122 |
| 12 | Jun 3, 2000 | 5 | 121 |
| 13 | Jun 10, 2000 | 11 | 115 |
| 14 | Jun 17, 2000 | 12 | 114 |
| 15 | Jun 24, 2000 | 16 | 110 |
| 16 | Jul 1, 2000 | 15 | 111 |
| 17 | Jul 8, 2000 | 14 | 112 |
| 18 | Jul 15, 2000 | 14 | 112 |
| 19 | Jul 22, 2000 | 12 | 114 |
| 20 | Jul 29, 2000 | 10 | 116 |
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