{{Short description|1993 single by Toni Braxton}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Another Sad Love Song | cover = Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song U.S..jpg | B-side = [[Give U My Heart]] | type = single | artist = [[Toni Braxton]] | album = [[Toni Braxton (album)|Toni Braxton]] | released = {{start date|1993|6|11}} | recorded = | studio = LaCoCo, Doppler (Atlanta) | length = 5:01 | label = [[LaFace Records|LaFace]] | writer = * [[Daryl Simmons]] * [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] | producer = * Babyface * Daryl Simmons * [[L.A. Reid]] | prev_title = [[Love Shoulda Brought You Home]] | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = [[Breathe Again]] | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2yQ0Fll_9pM|"Another Sad Love Song"}}}} }} "'''Another Sad Love Song'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Toni Braxton]]. Written and produced by [[Daryl Simmons]] and [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface]], featuring additional production from [[L.A. Reid]], it was released as the lead single and its opening track from Braxton's [[Toni Braxton (album)|self-titled debut album]] (1993) on June 11, 1993, by [[LaFace Records]] and [[Arista Records]]. Lyrically, it talks about Braxton complaining that every song played on the radio is a reminder of her ex-boyfriend.
"Another Sad Love Song" received widespread acclaim from music critics and earned Braxton her first-ever [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] at the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards]]. It proved to be a success, giving Braxton her first top ten hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]], as well as the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary]] chart, while narrowly missing the top position of ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart by peaking at number two. Internationally, the song reached the top twenty in Canada and the United Kingdom, the top thirty in Iceland and the Netherlands, and the top forty in Scotland and on a composite [[Eurochart Hot 100]].
Three different music videos for the song were produced. The first version was filmed in 1992 in [[black-and-white]] and featured the original music. The second version was filmed in May 1993 and was shown in color with exterior scenes from the first version. The third version was [[remix]]ed to appeal to a wider audiences and was primarily shown in Europe. "Another Sad Love Song" has been performed at most of Braxton's concerts, and is featured on many of her [[greatest hits]] collections, including ''[[Ultimate Toni Braxton]]'' (2003), ''[[Platinum & Gold Collection (Toni Braxton album)|Platinum & Gold Collection]]'' (2004), ''[[The Essential Toni Braxton]]'' (2007) and ''[[Breathe Again: The Best of Toni Braxton]]'' (2009).<ref name=allmusicsong/>
==Background and composition== After Braxton released her first solo single, "[[Love Shoulda Brought You Home]]", in 1992, as the soundtrack of the film ''[[Boomerang (1992 film)|Boomerang]]'', which became her first top-40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, she released "Another Sad Love Song" as the lead single from her self-titled debut album, ''[[Toni Braxton (album)|Toni Braxton]]'', on June 11, 1993.<ref name="RIAA"/>
"Another Sad Love Song" was written and produced by [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface]] and [[Daryl Simmons]], with [[L.A. Reid]] also producing it.<ref name=allmusicsong>{{cite web|title=Another Sad Love Song - Toni Braxton | Allmusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/another-sad-love-song-mt0005567824|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref> Lyrically, "Another Sad Love Song" talks about Braxton complaining that every song played on the radio is a reminder of her ex-boyfriend. In the chorus, she sings, "It’s just another sad love song/Rackin’ my brain like crazy/Guess I’m all torn up/Be it fast or slow/It doesn’t let go/Or shake me/And it’s all because of you."<ref name=blandisoutthere>{{cite news|title=Single Review: Toni Braxton "Another Sad Love Song"|url=http://blandisoutthere.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/single-review-toni-braxton-another-sad-love-song/|access-date=November 22, 2013|newspaper=Bland Is Out There|date=September 14, 2013}}</ref>
==Critical reception== The song received positive reviews from the majority of the [[Music journalism|music critics]]. Ron Wynn of [[AllMusic]] named it a highlight from the album, writing that "Braxton's husky, enticing voice sounds hypnotic on the dismayed track."<ref name=allmusic>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r186673 |tab=review |label=Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton |first=Ron |last=Wynn |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> Daryl Easlea of ''[[BBC Music]]'' praised that it "showed how well an accomplished production team could perform when married with a superior vocalist."<ref name=bbcmusic>{{cite news|last=Easlea|first=Daryl|title=BBC - Music - Review of Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j4fd/|access-date=November 23, 2013|newspaper=[[BBC Music]]|date=2010}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine said, "Braxton cleanly proves herself as a future diva on this slow and rhythmic urban [[ballad]]". He added, "The cool thing about Toni is that she's clearly not afraid to get vocally raw and raspy, even when the instrumentation is as smooth as it is here. That kind of edge places this already delicious jam head-and-shoulders above the ever-crowded competitive ranks."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= July 17, 1993 |page= 106 |access-date= October 26, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-07-17.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> Mitchell May of ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' was very positive, writing that on the track, "the ache in her voice is all too real."<ref name="chicagotribune">{{cite news | last = May | first = Mitchell | title = Toni Braxton Toni Braxton (LaFace) | newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] | access-date = April 8, 2013 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/10/07/toni-braxtontoni-braxton-laface-starstar-12the-producing/ | date = October 7, 1993}}</ref> Dave Sholin from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' described it as "another L.A., Babyface and Daryl Simmons masterpiece by an artist with a great future".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks: Albums |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |date= July 23, 1993 |page= 50 |access-date= October 16, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-07-23.pdf}}</ref> Connie Johnson of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' praised Braxton for "going to town on the [[soul music|soul]]-infused track."<ref name="losangelestimes">{{cite news | last = Johnson | first = Connie | title = Record Rack / In Brief (Toni Braxton, "Toni Braxton") | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | access-date = October 17, 2011 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-05-ca-31800-story.html | date = September 5, 1993}}</ref>
Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' named it "without doubt one of the best soul ballads of 1993".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-02-12.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=7|date=February 12, 1994|page=11|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> Ralph Tee from ''[[Music Week]]'''s ''RM'' Dance Update remarked that she "steps out with a vocal [[Whitney Houston|Whitney]] would be proud of on a stylish, medium-paced two stepper that grows on you."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Ralph |last= Tee |title= Hot Vinyl |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= August 21, 1993 |page= 6 |access-date= March 30, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-08-21.pdf}}</ref> Another ''RM'' editor, [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]], named it a "superb sultry slinky jogger" in his weekly dance column.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-04-02.pdf |title= Dj directory |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= April 2, 1994 |page= 7 |access-date= April 16, 2021 |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[People Magazine]]'' called its intro "coiling, almost eerie", "bolstered by her full-throated alto."<ref name=people>{{cite news|title=Picks and Pans Review: Toni Braxton|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20106097,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223813/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20106097,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2013|access-date=November 23, 2013|newspaper=[[People Magazine]]|date=August 23, 1993}}</ref> John McAlley of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' was extremely positive, writing that, "Another Sad Love Song – with its dynamic vocal, gargantuan hook and clever song-with-in-a-song lyric – surely ranks with '[[End of the Road (Boyz II Men song)|End of the Road]]', '[[I'm Your Baby Tonight]]' and '[[Every Little Step]]' as one of [[LaFace]]'s greatest triumphs." McAlley also wrote the song "reinforces Braxton's lovelorn persona, as do several other midtempo ballads that L.A., Babyface and Daryl Simmons have front-loaded into Toni Braxton."<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine | last = McAlley | first = John | title = Toni Braxton: Toni Braxton : Music Reviews | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | access-date = October 17, 2011 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tonibraxton/albums/album/114402/review/5946326/toni_braxton | date = November 25, 1993 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080709030218/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tonibraxton/albums/album/114402/review/5946326/toni_braxton | archive-date = July 9, 2008}}</ref>
"Another Sad Love Song" became Braxton's first song to receive a [[Grammy|Grammy Award nomination]] in 1994, for the category "[[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female]]", ultimately winning the award.<ref name="allmusicchart">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r186673/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} |title=Toni Braxton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |access-date=October 14, 2008 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
==Chart performance== "Another Sad Love Song" became Braxton's first top-10 hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number seven, while on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, the song reached higher, peaking at number two.<ref name="allmusicchart"/> The single also peaked at number four on the [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]],<ref name="cashbox">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-10-09.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|volume=LVII|issue=7|date=October 9, 1993|page=10|access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref> and sold 500,000 copies domestically, earning a [[RIAA certification|gold certification]] from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1993 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications|date=January 15, 1994 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |page=73 |issn=0006-2510|volume=106|number=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Braxton, Toni|title=Another Sad Love Song}}</ref> In 1993, the song charted on the [[UK Singles Chart]], reaching a peak of number 51, on September 18. However, in 1994, the song peaked at number 15, becoming its official peak position, on April 2.<ref name=uk/> Elsewhere, the song performed modestly, reaching number 23 on the [[Dutch Top 40]] chart<ref name=dutch>{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=21&jaar=1994 |title=Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21–1994 |access-date=October 18, 2009 |work=Top 40 |language=nl}}</ref> and number 44 on the [[New Zealand Singles Chart]].<ref name=rianz/>
==Music video== [[File:anothersadvideo.png|thumb|right|200px|Braxton in the remix video, singing the song, while rain is falling down her window.]] The accompanying music video for "Another Sad Love Song" was released in three different versions. The first version was directed by [[Antoine Fuqua]] and filmed in 1992 in [[black-and-white]] and featured the original music.<ref name=youtube1>{{cite web|title=Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yQ0Fll_9pM|work=[[YouTube]]| date=October 25, 2009 |access-date=November 23, 2013}}</ref> The second version was directed by Fuqua and Ralph Ziman and filmed in May 1993 and was shown in color with exterior scenes from the first version.<ref name=youtube2>{{cite web|title=Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song (Int'l Version)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivRAaqECo_A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/ivRAaqECo_A |archive-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live|work=[[YouTube]]| date=October 25, 2009 |access-date=November 23, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The third version was [[remix]]ed to appeal to a wider audiences and was primarily shown in Europe.<ref name=youtube3>{{cite web|title=Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song (Remix)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p8HxoCAfvY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/7p8HxoCAfvY |archive-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live|work=[[YouTube]]| date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=November 23, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On her DVD, "[[From Toni with Love... The Video Collection]]", two versions of the video are also featured: the "black and white" and the "colorful version".<ref name=sonymusic>{{cite web|title=From Toni With Love...The Video Collection - Sony Music Entertainment Germany |url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Toni-Braxton/From-Toni-With-Lovethe-Video-Collection/P/225751 |work=[[Sony Music]] |access-date=November 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205010713/http://www.sonymusic.de/Toni-Braxton/From-Toni-With-Lovethe-Video-Collection/P/225751 |archive-date=December 5, 2013 }}</ref> Braxton commented that she "was really feeling the song, because I was ending a relationship," she said.<ref name=sonymusic/>
==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * '''US CD single''' # "Another Sad Love Song" (remix radio edit) – 4:40 # "Another Sad Love Song" (extended remix) – 5:27 # "Another Sad Love Song" (Smoothed Out version) – 4:23 # "Another Sad Love Song" (remix instrumental) – 5:01 # "Another Sad Love Song" (album version) – 5:01
* '''UK CD single (1993)''' # "Another Sad Love Song" (radio edit) – 3:53 # "[[Give U My Heart]]" (album radio edit) ([[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface]] featuring Toni Braxton) – 4:09 # "Another Sad Love Song" (Smoothed Out version) – 4:23 # "Another Sad Love Song" (album version) – 5:01
* '''UK CD single (1994)'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song (UK CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Toni-Braxton-Another-Sad-Love-Song/release/1776878|website=Discogs|date=1994 |access-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> # "Another Sad Love Song" (album version) – 5:01 # "Another Sad Love Song" (remix radio edit) – 4:43 # "Another Sad Love Song" (extended remix) – 5:28 # "Another Sad Love Song" (Smoothed Out version) – 4:23 {{col-2}} * '''German CD single''' # "Another Sad Love Song" (radio edit) – 3:53 # "Another Sad Love Song" (Smoothed Out version) – 4:23 # "Another Sad Love Song" (extended remix) – 5:28 # "Another Sad Love Song" (album version) – 5:01
* '''UK collectors EP'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song Collectors EP|url=https://www.discogs.com/Toni-Braxton-Another-Sad-Love-Song/release/3752527|website=Discogs|date=1994 |access-date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> # "Another Sad Love Song" (album version) – 5:01 # "[[Breathe Again]]" (live from [[Apollo Theater|The Apollo]]) – 4:30 # "Best Friend" (album version) – 4:28 # "Give U My Heart" (''[[Boomerang (soundtrack)|Boomerang]]'' version) (Babyface featuring Toni Braxton) – 5:04 {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1993–1994) !scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> | 57 |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|16|chartid=2270|rowheader=true|access-date=February 4, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|16|chartid=2298|rowheader=true|access-date=February 4, 2019}} |- !scope="row"|Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (''[[The Record (magazine)|The Record]]'')<ref>{{cite book|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|author-link=Nanda Lwin|date=2000|title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide|publisher=Music Data Canada|page=51|isbn=1-896594-13-1}}</ref> | 11 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-07.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=19|date=May 7, 1994|page=11|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> | 40 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-10-23.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=43|date=October 23, 1993|page=30|access-date=November 6, 2021}}</ref> | 20 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hit Radio (chart)|European Hit Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-05-14.pdf#page=25|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=20|date=May 14, 1994|page=25|access-date=January 8, 2026}}</ref> | 37 |- {{single chart|Germany|60|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|songid=31112|rowheader=true|access-date=October 10, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2618877?iabr=on#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28.10.1993 – 03.11.1993)|newspaper=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=20|date=October 18, 1993|access-date=March 9, 2018}}</ref> | 30 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|23|year=1994|week=21|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2017}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|43|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|rowheader=true|access-date=December 29, 2017}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|44|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2016|refname=rianz}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|37|date=19940403|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|15|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|date=19940416|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2016|refname=uk}} |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay ([[Official Charts Company|ERA]]) <small>(1993)</small><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Hit-Music/1993/Hit-Music-1993-10-02.pdf|title=Airplay 100|magazine=[[Hit Music]]|date=October 2, 1993|page=22|access-date=May 6, 2024}}</ref> | 88 |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay ([[Official Charts Company|ERA]]) <small>(1994)</small><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-04-30.pdf|title=The Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=April 30, 1994|page=18|access-date=May 23, 2025}}</ref> | 14 |- !scope="row"|UK Dance (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-09-18-I.pdf |title= Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= September 18, 1993 |page= 26 |access-date= April 9, 2021}}</ref> | 22 |- !scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=August 28, 1993|page=4|accessdate=May 10, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-08-28.pdf}}</ref> | 59 |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|7|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2016}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|8|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2016}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddancesales|32|artist=Toni Braxton|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2022}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song |rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2016}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|7|artist=Toni Braxton|song=Another Sad Love Song|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2016}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|8|artist=Toni Braxton|rowheader=true|access-date=June 29, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref name="cashbox"/> | 4 |- !scope="row"|Zimbabwe (ZIMA)<ref>* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. ''Zimbabwe: singles chart book''. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000</ref> | 2 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1993) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |title=Billboard Top 100 – 1993 |access-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110095203/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |archive-date=November 10, 2006}}</ref> | 46 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|title=The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-46|date=December 25, 1993|access-date=August 16, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232050/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | 50 |- !scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|title=The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-29|date=December 25, 1993|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232050/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | 15 |} {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1994) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Brazil (Mais Tocadas)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/1994/|title=Top 100 Músicas Mais Tocadas em 1994|language=portuguese|publisher=Maistocadas.mus.br|access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> | 72 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1994.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1994|language=nl|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref> | 185 |- ! scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Hit-Music/1995/Hit-Music-1995-01-07.pdf|title=1994 – Singles|magazine=[[Hit Music]]|page=31|date=January 7, 1995|access-date=August 18, 2024}}</ref> | 123 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA42-IA8|title=The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-68|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref> | 50 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Toni Braxton|title=Another Sad Love Song|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|access-date=January 25, 2017|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|United States |June 11, 1993 |{{n/a}} |rowspan="2"|[[LaFace Records|LaFace]] |<ref name="RIAA"/> |- !scope="row"|Australia |August 23, 1993 |{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 23/08/93: Singles|magazine=[[The ARIA Report]]|issue=185|page=19|date=August 22, 1993}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Sweden |August 30, 1993 |CD |rowspan="4"|{{hlist|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|LaFace}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=195&art=61|title=Toni Braxton: Another Sad Love Song|website=click2music.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020225111058/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=195&art=61|archive-date=February 25, 2002|access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |September 6, 1993 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=September 4, 1993}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Japan |September 22, 1993 |Mini-CD |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/285910/products/58445/1/|title=アナザー・サッド・ラブ・ソング {{!}} トニー・ブラクストン|trans-title=Another Sad Love Song {{!}} Toni Braxton|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom (re-release) |March 21, 1994 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=March 19, 1994}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Australia (re-release) |September 19, 1994 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |LaFace |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 19/09/94: Singles|magazine=The ARIA Report|issue=240|page=21|date=September 19, 1994}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Toni Braxton singles}} {{Authority control}}
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