Deadwood 7th Anniversary

 

7 years ago today Toni Braxton released the lead single "Deadwood" from Braxton's eighth studio album Sex & Cigarettes (2018) on September 14, 2017 by Def Jam. The song was written by Braxton, Royce Doherty, Kwame Ogoo and Fred Ball and produced by Fred Ball. 

"Deadwood" was initially written and performed by singer-songwriter Emil Kwame Ogoo (simply known as EMiL at the time). Emil's version was originally released in 2012, with a music video being released earlier in December 2011. Emil later sold the song which led to Braxton receiving and recording it. On August 25, 2017, it was announced that director Bille Woodruff was directing a new music video for Braxton confirming the name of a new single titled "Deadwood". The music video was filmed on August 24, 2017, and directed by Bille Woodruff.

The song charted on the U.S. Adult R&B Songs Chart (#7) and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart (#34).