Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)

"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
Single by Maxwell
from the album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
B-side "Lock You Up N' Love Fa Days"
Released July 30, 1996
Format
Recorded 1995
Genre
Length
  • 5:46 (Album Version)
  • 4:15 (Video Edit)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Maxwell
Maxwell singles chronology
"...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
(1996)		 "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
(1996)		 "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
(1996)

"...Til the Cops Come Knockin'"
(1996)		 "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
(1996)		 "Sumthin' Sumthin'"
(1996)
Music video
"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" on YouTube

"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" is a 1996 song by American R&B/neo soul singer Maxwell and is the second single released from his debut album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. The track peaked in the top ten on Billboard's R&B songs, reached top forty on the Hot 100 and No. 28 on UK's Singles chart.[1]

Release

"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)", debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks in August 1996 at number 11, eventually peaking number eight and spending 29 weeks on the chart.[2] It spent eighteen weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 36 on September 28, 1996.[3] The B side of the single is "Lock You Up N' Love Fa Days," which was previously unreleased and also written and produced by Musze.

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote about the song: "It won't take long for the world to discover the Next Big Thing In Soul Music. Maxwell is quickly capturing hearts all over the world. He even got TAFKAP to do the sound of his recent Paris show. He oozes charisma and he has the musical clout to back it up. He glides his way through this mid-tempo smoothie with a delicious deep bass and wah wah guitars."[4]

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 28
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[5] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 36
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 8
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] 52

References

  1. ↑ www.chartstats.com-maxwell uk singles charting
  2. ↑ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) - Aug 17 1996. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
  3. ↑ The Billboard Hot 100: Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) - Sep 28 1996. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
  4. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media (1996-08-24, page 10). Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". officialcharts.com.
  6. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
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