"Fate" is a song by

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from her 1981 album ''

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''. Despite not being released as a single, "Fate" is often included on

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and other compilations such as ''The Very Best of 100 R&B Classics & 100 Hits Disco''. It was also remixed on Chaka Khan's remix album '' Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project'' under the title "Fate (David Shaw & Winston Jones Remix)", this version of the song was 5:38, over 2 minutes longer than the original.

Samples

*The instrumental intro to "Fate" has been sampled on many occasions, notably by Stardust in 1998 for their song "

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", which reached no. 2 on the UK and no. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. *"Fate" was also sampled in 2015 by

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for his song "Beautiful Life", featuring

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and

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References

External links

Chaka Khan - Fate (1981)
on

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