"Thick of It" is a song by American singer

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. It was written by Blige, Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr., and

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for her thirteenth studio album '' Strength of a Woman'' (2017), while production was helmed by Camper. The song embodies portions of the song " Give a Little Love" (1975) by Scottish pop rock band

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. Due to the inclusion of the sample, John Goodison and

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are also credited as songwriters. The song was released as the lead single from the album on October 7, 2016 . "Thick of It" went to number one on the US

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chart.

Music video

The music video for "Thick of It" was directed by Dennis Leupold. It was released on November 7, 2016.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Strength of a Woman''. *Mary J. Blige – vocals, writer *David D. Brown – backing vocals *Marshall Bryant – recording assistant * Darhyl Camper Jr. – producer, writer *Maddox Chhim – mixing assistant * John Goodison – writer *Jaymz Hardy-Martin III – recording *Charles "Prince Charlez" Hinshaw – backing vocals *Jon Nettlesbey – recording assistant *

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– mixing *David Nakaji – mixing assistant *

– backing vocals, writer *

– writer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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