"Satisfy You", released on October 13, 1999, is a number-one R&B single by American hip-hop artist and producer Puff Daddy and features vocals by American R&B singer-songwriter

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on the hook. The song spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks behind "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas. The song was co-written by both Combs and R. Kelly, with additional writing by R&B singer

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, who performs backing vocals. The song's beat and bassline is taken from " I Got 5 on It" by Luniz, which itself interpolates

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's " Why You Treat Me So Bad" among others. In contrast to the original song's subject matter, which is about marijuana. The song is about satisfying the significant other. The song garnered a nomination for

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at the

42nd Grammy Awards The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1999. Nominations were announced on January 4, 2000. Santana was the main ...

in 2000.

Music video

The music video's main story shows the rapper walking in on his girlfriend cheating on him with another man. The music video then shows R. Kelly and Puff Daddy singing the chorus in a valley and mountain desert area. The video was directed by

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Remixes

The song has 2 official remixes. The first remix features a new beat, two new verses by Puff Daddy, a verse by Lil' Kim, and vocals by

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. The second remix is the West Coast Remix features the original beat, verses by the Luniz, vocals by

, and a new verse, intro, and outro by Puff Daddy.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs Sean Combs songs R. Kelly songs Music videos directed by Hype Williams Songs written by Sean Combs Songs written by R. Kelly Songs written by Denzil Foster Songs written by Thomas McElroy Bad Boy Records singles