"Fabulous" is a

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by American singer

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, featuring guest vocals by

Tha' Rayne Tha' Rayne was an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singing girl group that was formed in 2000 and disbanded in mid–2005. Tha' Rayne was a trio consisted of two singing members and a DJ. The original members of the group were Yummy Bingham ...

. It served as the first single from his second studio album '' Still Ghetto'' (2002). It was produced by

KayGee Keir Lamont Gist (born September 15, 1969), professionally known by his stage name KayGee, is an American DJ and record producer from East Orange, New Jersey, best known as a member of hip hop trio Naughty by Nature. He has won a Grammy Award f ...

and Eddie Berkeley, containing a sample from "Wake Up Everybody" by

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. "Fabulous" peaked at number seven on the US ''

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chart, also reaching number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as number one on the

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for three weeks from February 1, 2003 to February 22, 2003."Fabulous" (Hot 100 chart)
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'', March 29, 2003. An accompanying music video for was shot in August 2002 in

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and includes appearances by

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and

Remix

The official remix of the song, "Fabulous (The Diplomat Remix)", was released to radio in December 2002, featuring Dipset rappers

Cam'Ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Cam'ron, is an American rapper, record executive, and actor from Harlem, New York City. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed to Lance "Un" ...

and

Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is best known for his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 si ...

and R&B group

. A CD single with the remix was released in the UK on February 24, 2003, and peaked at number 41 on the Singles Charts. Juelz Santana was uncredited on his part of the remix.

Track listing

12" Single (February 24, 2003) – UK release #"Fabulous" (clean) #"Fabulous" (instrumental) #"Fabulous" (remix feat. Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, & Tha' Rayne (clean)) #"Fabulous" (remix feat. Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, & Tha' Rayne (dirty)) CD Single (February 24, 2003) – UK release #"Fabulous" (clean) #"Fabulous" (instrumental) #"Fabulous" (remix feat. Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, & Tha' Rayne (clean)) #"Fabulous" (remix feat. Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, & Tha' Rayne (dirty))

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2002 singles Jaheim songs Tha' Rayne songs Music videos directed by Darren Grant Songs written by Gene McFadden Songs written by John Whitehead (singer) Songs written by Balewa Muhammad Songs written by KayGee