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==Background==
In June 2002, Norwood gave birth to her daughter Sy'rai. Soon, she resumed work on her then-untitled fourth studio album with producer [[Mike City]] and companion [[Robert "Big Bert" Smith]], the latter of which served as the album's [[executive producer]] and [[A&R]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Billy|last=Johnson|date=2002-09-27|title=Brandy Preparing To Begin Work On New Album|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12064468|accessdate=2007-01-18}}</ref> He replaced longtime contributor and mentor [[Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]], who Norwood felt was not going in the same direction creatively after all,<ref name="mtv1"/> and kept her from exploring her "versatility, [her] creativity and [her] art."<ref name="four">{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Jones|date=2004-07-15|title=An ''Afrodisiac'' toast to Brandy|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-07-15-brandy_x.htm|accessdate=2007-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2004-06-28|title=Talk About Our Love|publisher=Tourdates.co.uk|url=http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/4199-Talk-About-Our-Love|accessdate=2008-10-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807060817/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/4199-talk-about-our-love|archive-date=2011-08-07}}</ref> The couple eventually finished a number of [[demo tape|demo recording]]s and at least four full songs until late November 2002,<ref>{{cite web|date=2004-06-28|title=R&B singer Brandy working on a new album|work=Xpress|url=http://www4.xpresssites.com/freedom/cityjunction/de/story.jsp?_RND=1855411219|accessdate=2008-10-16}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and although Smith expected the album to drop by spring 2003 at one time or another,<ref name="mtv1">{{cite web|author=Reid, Shaheem|title=Brandy Makes Recording Next Album A Family Affair|date=2002-11-18|work=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458737/11152002/brandy.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021221182534/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458737/11152002/brandy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2002|accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref> Norwood and Big Bert ended their relationship in mid-2003, resulting in the album's delay and several personnel changes.<ref name="two">{{cite magazine|last=Sedgewick|first= Augustin|title=Brandy Splits With Husband|publisher=[[Wenner Media LLC]]|date=2003-06-03|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5936231/brandy_splits_with_husband/print|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112234924/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5936231/brandy_splits_with_husband/print|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2007|accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref><ref name="ew8">{{cite magazine|title=Grammy-winning singer set to release her fourth album|date=2004-06-25|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=
[[File:Coldplay-3.jpg|thumb|left|As with other tracks on ''Afrodisiac'', "Should I Go" was largely inspired by British alternative rock band [[Coldplay]].<ref name="ykigs-cn"/>]]
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