The song peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and had great success on the US R&B 100 chart, peaking at number two and setting a record for the longest stay at number one for a female artist on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart, with fourteen consecutive weeks.
ðə sˈɔŋ pˈiːkt æt nˈʌmbɚ twˈɛntiwˈʌn ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd hˈɑːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ænd hæd ɡɹˈeɪt səksˈɛs ɔnðə jˌuːˈɛs ˈɑːɹ ænd bˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tʃˈɑːɹt, pˈiːkɪŋ æt nˈʌmbɚ tˈuː ænd sˈɛɾɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɛkɚd fɚðə lˈɔŋɡɪst stˈeɪ æt nˈʌmbɚ wˈʌn fɚɹə fˈiːmeɪl ˈɑːɹɾɪst ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd ɐdˈʌlt ˈɑːɹ ænd bˈiː ˈɛɹpleɪ tʃˈɑːɹt, wɪð fˈoːɹtiːn kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv wˈiːks.