"Comin' from Where I'm From" is an R&B–

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song written by American singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton and songwriter/producer

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for Hamilton's second studio album of the same name. Released as the album's

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, it was produced by Batson. Initially, it was released as an

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-only single, entering the ''Billboard''

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chart at number eighty-nine the week of August 16, 2003, spending twenty weeks and in the process and peaking at number sixty. In October 2003, the song was issued as a proper physical single. It was nominated for two

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s in 2004: " Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance" and "

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". Anthony Hamilton teamed up with

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member

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for a remix with three rapped verses from Louch. "Comin' from Where I'm From" was sampled by

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for the song "Where I'm From", from their 2004 mixtape ''G-Unit Radio Part 5: All Eyez on Us''. "Comin' from Where I'm From" was remixed by Lupe Fiasco's Mixtape Fahrenheit 1/15. "Comin' from Where I'm from" was also sampled by

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for the song "Senegal". Hamilton performed the song on an episode of

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and One on One. This song was featured in the movie

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, but not on the soundtrack to the movie. The song was also featured, along with many other of Hamilton's songs (specifically

Ain't Nobody Worryin' ''Ain't Nobody Worryin is the third studio album by the American singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on December 13, 2005, by So So Def Recordings and Zomba. It debuted at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number four on the Top R& ...

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and Pass Me Over), in the miniseries

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Track listing

;American 12" single Side A: #"Comin' from Where I'm From" (Radio Mix) – 4:01 #"Comin' from Where I'm From" (Instrumental) – 4:01 Side B: #"Comin' from Where I'm From" (Radio Mix) – 4:01 #"Comin' from Where I'm From" (A cappella) – 3:37

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External links

* 2003 singles Anthony Hamilton (musician) songs Songs written by Mark Batson Song recordings produced by Mark Batson 2003 songs Arista Records singles Songs written by Anthony Hamilton (musician) {{2000s-R&B-song-stub