These Are the Times

{{short description|1998 single by Dru Hill}} {{for|the Martin Garrix song|These Are the Times (Martin Garrix song)}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox song | name = These Are The Times | cover = Dru Hill These Are the Times.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Dru Hill]] | album = [[Enter the Dru]] | released = {{Start date|1998|11|17}} | recorded = 1997 | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | length = {{Duration|m=4|s=08}} | label = [[Island Records|Island]] | writer = *[[Kenneth Edmonds]] *[[Damon Thomas (record producer)|Damon Thomas]] | producer = *Babyface *Damon Thomas | prev_title = [[How Deep Is Your Love (Dru Hill song)|How Deep Is Your Love]] | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = [[Wild Wild West (Will Smith song)|Wild Wild West]] | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|6wPkC3DO_7Y|"These Are The Times"}} }} }}

"'''These Are The Times'''" is the second single released from [[Dru Hill]]'s second album, ''[[Enter the Dru]]''. The single reached number 21 on the Hot 100 and number 5 on the R&B chart, staying on the chart for 21 weeks.<ref>{{cite web| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dru hill|chart=all}}| title=These Are The Times - Dru Hill |author=billboard|accessdate=July 18, 2010}}</ref> The song reached the UK top 5, peaking at number 4, being Dru Hill's highest and last charting hit in that country to date.

==Music video== The music video was directed by [[Bille Woodruff]] in 1998. It was inspired by the film ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]''. Sisqó played both the good twin and the evil twin and Jazz, Woody and Nokio played the Musketeers. Actress [[Lark Voorhies]] appears in the video as Sisqó's love interest. It was filmed at the [[Greystone Mansion]] in LA.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = US CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dru-Hill-These-Are-The-Times/release/3459105 |title=Dru Hill – These Are The Times US CD Single |accessdate=November 15, 2019 |work=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> | title1 = These Are The Times | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = These Are The Times (Instrumental) | length2 = 4:07 | title3 = The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)/Beauty/What Do I Do With The Love (Snippets) | length3 = 4:00 }} {{Track listing | headline = Germany CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dru-Hill-These-Are-The-Times/release/2524959 |title=Dru Hill – These Are The Times Germany CD Single |accessdate=November 15, 2019 |work=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> | title1 = These Are The Times | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = These Are The Times (Scooterpella Mix) | length2 = 4:07 | title3 = How Deep Is Your Love (Soul Extended Club Mix) | length3 = 4:16 | title4 = How Deep Is Your Love (Soul Groove Mix) | length4 = 4:12 }} {{Track listing | headline = UK CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dru-Hill-These-Are-The-Times/release/532708 |title=Dru Hill – These Are The Times UK CD Single |accessdate=November 15, 2019 |work=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> | title1 = These Are The Times | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = Theses Are The Times (Instrumental) | length2 = 4:08 | title3 = Tell Me (D'Influence Mix) | length3 = 3:48 }}

==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1998–1999) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Australia|22|artist=Dru Hill|song=These Are the Times|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2021}} |- !scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dru-hill/chart-history/hsi/|title=Dru Hill Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|11 |- {{single chart|Germany|46|songid=125535|artist=Dru Hill|song=These Are the Times|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2021}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|36|artist=Dru Hill|song=These Are the Times|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|26|date=19990131|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 31, 2022}} |- {{single chart|UK|4|date=19990131|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2021}} |- {{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=19990131|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 31, 2022}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|21|artist=Dru Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|5|artist=Dru Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|6|artist=Dru Hill|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 8, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK1999.pdf|title=The Top 200 Singles of 1999|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|magazine=Chartwatch|via=Zobbel|pages=41–42|date=November 2000|location=[[Ilminster]], [[Somerset]]|access-date=August 2, 2025}}</ref> | 160 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/1999-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1999|website=Billboardtop100of.com|accessdate=October 8, 2021}}</ref> | 66 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 8, 2021}}</ref> | 29 |} {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:1998 songs]] [[Category:1998 singles]] [[Category:Dru Hill songs]] [[Category:Island Records singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Babyface (musician)]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)]] [[Category:Songs written by Damon Thomas (record producer)]] [[Category:Contemporary R&B ballads]]