"It's Your World" is a song by American recording artist

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featuring fellow singer

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, recorded for her third studio album '' JHUD'' (2014). It was written by Kelly and produced by DJ Terry Hunter. Released worldwide on July 8, 2014 as the album's third single, Hudson sang it for the first time at

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2014 on June 29, 2014. No music video was made for the single. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for

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. In 2019, Hudson removed "It's Your World" from all streaming platforms and stopped performing it in support of women who had come forward with stories of abuse from Kelly.

Background

"It's Your World" was written by frequent Hudson collaborator

, while production was handled by DJ Terry Hunter. Commenting on its composition, Hudson wrote on

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: "R. Kelly had to be thinking about Aretha Franklin's "

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" when he created my song "It's Your World". It's a vocal marathon!"

Live performances

The song has been performed by Jennifer Hudson on numerous stages and live shows like

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, America's Got Talent,

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and

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. Kelly has not as of yet performed this song live with Hudson or solo.

Track listing

;Digital download #"It's Your World " (featuring

) – 5:18

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *Jennifer Hudson – Creative Director, Primary Artist *Robert Kelly – Composer, Featured Artist *Terry Hunter – Executive Producer

Charts

For the week ending August 24, 2014, "It's Your World" debuted at number 48 on the

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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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