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after " Give It to Me Right") from '' The Bridge''. The track spent nine weeks as number-one on the US Billboard R&B singles chart. The track also peaked just outside the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 43. Fiona received a

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in the category of

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for the track, however, the Grammy was awarded to Beyoncé for "

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". The song samples "(Hey There) Lonely Girl" by

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. The official remix features rapper

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