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"'''Same Script, Different Cast'''" is a song performed as a [[duet]] by American and Canadian [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singers [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Deborah Cox]]. The song was released as a [[single (music)|single]] in the United States on May 2, 2000, by [[Arista Records]]. It features Houston playing the former lover of Cox's current boyfriend. Houston warns Cox of his hurtful ways, though Cox refuses to acknowledge it.
The song incorporates a backing track of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s "[[Für Elise]]" during the intro. It was released as a radio-only promo single and hence no video was made. The song was a minor hit on [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number 70 while reaching number 14 on [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]. It was also very successful on [[Hot Dance Club Play]], peaking at number 4 and on the [[Adult R&B Songs]] chart, where it reached number one, becoming Houston's fourth chart-topper and Cox's second and final chart-topper.
== Critical reception ==
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they chose the same loser for a lover"; Barnes & Noble called this song my "man done me wrong" pairing. Essence review called this song special gem in which laides trade sassy lines. Vibe Magazine agreed. Orlando Sentinel editor wrote: "Same Script, Different Cast" plays like a conversation in a Broadway musical. In the song, Houston warns her friend that her current boyfriend eventually will break her heart."<ref>{{cite web|last=Galera|first=Christine|title=Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/06/30/whitney-houston-the-greatest-hits/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|access-date=December 28, 2013|date=June 30, 2000}}</ref> Reporter. pl agreed when critics claimed that this is one of the most interesting duets in years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicwhitney.com/review/music/albums/wtghrev.htm#NME|title=www.classicwhitney.com - Reviews - Whitney: The Greatest Hits|website=www.classicwhitney.com}}</ref> The Baltimore Sun panned the song calling it tepid and bloated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2000/05/25/whitney-houstonthe-greatest-hits-arista-07822-14626a-greatest-hits/|title=Whitney Houston The Greatest Hits (Arista 07822-14626...|date=May 25, 2000 |publisher=|access-date=August 3, 2013|archive-date=December 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211110635/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-05-25/entertainment/0005240312_1_whitney-houston-greatest-hits-wanna-dance|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following Houston's death in 2012, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' published a list of her 25 best songs and ranked "Same Script, Different Cast" at number 24, commenting "If the ''boy'' from the Brandy and Monica duet ''The Boy Is Mine'' grew up into a cad, burned Whitney, and took up with Deborah Cox."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20569554_20572589,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first1=Kyle | last1=Anderson | first2=Henry | last2=Goldblatt | first3=Leah | last3=Greenblatt | first4=Ray | last4=Rahman | title=Whitney Houston: Her 25 Best Songs | date=February 17, 2012 | accessdate=August 1, 2012 | archive-date=December 11, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211062743/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20569554_20572589,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2020, the duet was ranked number 23 by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in their list of her 25 Best songs writing that the "less-hyped diva down" was "much richer" than Houston's star-studded duet "[[When You Believe]]" with [[Mariah Carey]], later writing, "the conceit is clever, the vocals are massive, and the key changes are as plentiful as you could ever hope for."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/whitney-houston-best-songs-9478487/|title=Whitney Houston's 25 Best Songs: Staff Picks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 6, 2020|access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> In March 2025, ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' ranked the song at number twelve on their list of the 20 Greatest R&B Duets Of The 21st Century.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Jessica |title=The 20 Greatest R&B Duets Of The 21st Century |url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/best-rnb-duets-21st-century/ |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |access-date=2025-03-16 |date=2025-03-05}}</ref>
== Formats and track listings ==
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