"Anonymous" is the second

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from

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alentino's second studio album, '' Special Occasion''. The song features and was produced by

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Background information

The song was written by Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, and Patrick "J. Que" Smith of the popular songwriting/production team

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. In addition, it shares a drum sample with the

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song " Stay Fly," originally sampled from an earlier

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song titled "Tell Me Why Our Love Turned Cold." The track has an intro reminiscent of

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's " My Love" and also shares similar vocals and lyrics to "Tell Me Why Our Love Turned Cold". The music video (directed by Bernard Gourley) includes Steph Jones from the

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family and model

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as Valentino's love interest. However, Timbaland does not appear in the video, while his verse remains. "Anonymous" peaked at No. 49 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Remixes

*"Anonymous (Official Remix)" featuring

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*"Anonymous (Remix)" featuring StimuliBobby Valentino - Anonymous
*"Anonymous (Remix)" featuring

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& The Game *"Anonymous (Remix)" featuring Jay Read *"Anonymous (Remix)" featuring Tango The dance in the video was choreographed and performed by Timothy Fahey and Hiroka Mcrae.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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