"Be Faithful" is a song performed by American rapper

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, featuring and produced by American hip hop duo the Crooklyn Clan. The song became a

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, originally released in March 1999 but seeing international chart success after a re-release in October 2003. "Be Faithful" topped the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom and peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Australia and Denmark. The song was featured in the trailer for the film '' The Best Man'' and later in the film ''

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''. The song heavily samples " Love Like This" by

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's " Chic Cheer". It also samples "Party Ain't a Party" by

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. Two decades after its release, the song re-gained attention in 2018 after Australian Prime Minister

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posted a tweet, containing footage of Parliament set to an excerpt of the song. It was criticized for its inappropriate lyrics and potential breach of laws on the use of Parliamentary footage.

Track listings

US 12-inch single (1999) and Australian CD single (2000) # "Be Faithful" (clean) # "Be Faithful" (dirty) UK and Australasian CD single (2003) # "Be Faithful" (dirty version) – 2:45 # "Be Faithful" (Highpass vocal remix) – 5:45 # "Be Faithful" (Highpass FM remix) – 3:16 # "Be Faithful" (video CD-ROM) UK 12-inch single (2003) :A1. "Be Faithful" (dirty version) – 2:45 :A2. "Be Faithful" (Highpass FM remix) – 3:16 :B1. "Be Faithful" (Highpass vocal remix) – 5:45 UK cassette single (2003) # "Be Faithful" (dirty version) – 2:45 # "Be Faithful" (Highpass vocal remix) – 5:45 # "Be Faithful" (Highpass FM remix) – 3:16 European CD single (2003) # "Be Faithful" (dirty version) – 2:45 # "Be Faithful" (Highpass vocal remix) – 5:45 Italian 12-inch single (2003) :A1. "Be Faithful" (dirty version) – 2:45 :A2. "Be Faithful" (Highpass vocal remix) – 5:26 :B1. "Be Faithful" (Highpass dub remix) – 5:30 :B2. "Be Faithful" (clean version) – 2:42

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References

{{Authority control Fatman Scoop songs 1999 singles 1999 songs 2003 singles Animated music videos Def Jam Recordings singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Mercury Records singles Number-one singles in Scotland Songs written by Bernard Edwards Songs written by Faith Evans Songs written by Fatman Scoop Songs written by Nile Rodgers Songs written by Sean Combs UK Singles Chart number-one singles