"Another Round" is a single by American rapper

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. It features R&B singer

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. The hip hop and R&B song, which samples "

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" by

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, was produced by Cool & Dre and Yung Ladd and co-written by Kenneth Joseph and Jarell Perry. On October 20, 2011, the single was released for digital download on iTunes.

Background

On September 21, 2011,

stated in an interview that besides working on ''

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'' mixtape, he was also working on a new studio album with the first single titled "Another Round" featuring

Music video

The music video for the song which was directed by

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premiered on

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as the Jam of The week on December 25, 2011. The video featured a dedication to

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, who had died on November 8.

Remix

On April 2, 2012, the official remix premiered on ''Hot 97'' by

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. The remix features

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. It was later released on

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on April 3, 2012.

Track listing

; Digital single

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Another Round (Fat Joe song) Fat Joe songs Chris Brown songs 2011 singles Contemporary R&B ballads Music videos directed by Colin Tilley Songs written by Fat Joe Songs written by Chris Brown Songs written by Dallas Austin Songs written by Dre (record producer) Songs written by Cool (record producer) 2011 songs Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre Songs written by Joyce Irby