Far from Yours

"Far From Yours"
"Far From Yours"
Single by O.C. featuring Yvette Michele
from the album Jewelz
Released	July 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	Unique Recording Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:04
Label	PayDay; FFRR;
Songwriter(s)	Omar Credle; Michelle Bryant; Anthony Best; George Johnson; Louis Johnson; Eric Barrier; William Griffin;
Producer(s)	Buckwild
O.C. singles chronology
Yvette Michele singles chronology
Music video
	"Far From Yours" on YouTube

"Far From Yours" is a song by American rapper O.C. featuring American R&B singer Yvette Michele. It was released in July 1997 via Payday/FFRR Records as the second single from O.C.'s second solo studio album Jewelz. Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studios in New York. Production was handled by Buckwild, who utilizes samples from "Tomorrow" by The Brothers Johnson and "For the Listeners" by Eric B. & Rakim.

The single peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 43 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 23 on the Dance Singles Sales and number 12 on the Hot Rap Songs in the United States. Billboard magazine remarked: "easy-paced jeep groove with an on-point rap that leaves the listener salivating for much more".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Far From Yours" (Clean)	Omar Credle Michelle Bryant Anthony Best George Johnson Louis Johnson Eric Barrier William Griffin	Buckwild	4:04
2.	"Far From Yours" (Instrumental)		Buckwild	4:18
3.	"Far From Yours" (Not So Clean)		Buckwild	4:18
4.	"My World" (Clean)	Credle Christopher E. Martin	DJ Premier	4:16
5.	"My World" (Street)		DJ Premier	4:16
6.	"My World" (Instrumental)		DJ Premier	4:16

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	81
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	43
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[4]	12
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[5]	23

^ Flick, Larry, ed. (June 14, 1997). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 24. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 23, 1997. p. 108. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 16, 1997. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 16, 1997. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 9, 1997. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 20, 2024.