"Teardrops" is a song by British R&B group the 411. It was written by band members Suzie Furlonger, Carolyn Owlett, Tisha Martin and Tanya Boniface along with Fitzgerald Scott and Kim Hoglund for their debut studio album Between the Sheets (2004), while production was helmed by Scott and Hoglund. The song is built around a sample of "Sour Times" (1994) by English trip hop group Portishead, itself a sample of Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin's "Danube Incident" (1967). Due to the inclusion of the sample, Schifrin is also credited as a songwriter. "Teardrops" was released as the album's third and final single from and debuted and peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 23.
Track listings
Notes denotes additional producer
Personnel and credits Credits adapted from the liner notes of Between the Sheets.
Naweed Ahmed – mastering engineer Tanya Boniface – vocals, writer Steve Fitzmaurice – mixing engineer Suzie Furlonger – vocals, writer Kim Hoglund – producer, writer Carolyn Owlett – vocals, writer
Tisha Martin – vocals, writer Lalo Schifrin – writer (sample) Fitzgerald Scott – producer, writer Steve Sedgwick – engineering assistance Jonathan Shakhovskoy – Pro Tools
Charts Chart (2004)Peakposition
Release history Region Date Format Label United Kingdom
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