"You Mean the World to Me" is the fourth single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...

's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton (album)

Toni Braxton is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Toni Braxton. It was released in the United States on July 13, 1993 by LaFace Records.-Overview:...

(1993). The track was released in March 1994 and was a radio hit, peaking at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and number three on the Billboard

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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. The song describes Braxton realizing that her lover means the world to her, but he had better shape up or ship out.

The music video

Music video

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, directed by Lionel C. Martin, showed a sequence of Braxton playing the piano

Piano

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 in a mansion intercut with scenes of her with her male counterpart (played by Michael Bacon, best known for his role as JB Reese in the 1990s live action show VR Troopers

VR Troopers

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). It stayed in heavy rotation during the spring and summer of 1994.

Track listings and formats

U.S. CD single

1. "You Mean the World to Me" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
2. "You Mean the World to Me" (Radio Edit Remix) – 4:11
3. "You Mean the World to Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:32
4. "Seven Whole Days
   Seven Whole Days
   "Seven Whole Days" is the third single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . The track describes a romance that was fading. As the single was not commercially released in the United States, it was ineligible to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and only managed to chart on the...
   
   " (Live) – 6:15

UK CD single

1. "You Mean the World to Me" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
2. "You Mean the World to Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:32
3. "Seven Whole Days" (Ghetto Vibe) – 6:32
4. "Seven Whole Days" (Live) – 6:15

UK 12" single

• Side A:

1. "You Mean the World to Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:32
   • Side B:
2. "Seven Whole Days" (Ghetto Vibe) – 6:32
3. "Seven Whole Days" (Ghetto Instrumental) – 6:36

Peak positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	49
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	69
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	32
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	3
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...	4

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	17