"When a Woman's Fed Up" is an R&B song by American singer

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from his 1998 double album, '' R.'' The song reached number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The video, directed by Kelly, features Kelly's

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as the woman who is fed up. The single and the video were released after Sparkle's debut single "

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", a duet with R. Kelly, as a continuation of the story.

Music video

The music video is directed by

. The video was released after

's debut single "

" with Kelly and it is seen as a continued story to that video. This and "Be Careful" are two of Kelly's first solo-directed videos since "

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" from Kelly's then-group

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in 1991, as he usually co-directs with others.

Charts

Legacy

Later samples

*"K-I-S-S-I-N-G" by

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from the album '' I Am...'' (1999) *"Um Pouco Mais De Malandragem" by Facção Central from the album ''Família Facção'' (1999) *"America" by

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feat. Society from the album '' Book of Thugs'' (2000) *"Runnin' Out of Bud" by

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feat.

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from the album '' Ridin' High'' (2007) *"Thug Nigga" by

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from the album '' Heroin'' (2010) *"Broken Man" by Anthony Hamilton from the album '' Back to Love'' (2011) *"Thug and a Gee" by Prodeje from the album ''Hood 2 Da Good'' (2011) *"Smoke Break" by

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from the album ''855 Song Based Freestyle Mixtape'' (2011) *"Smoke Break Pt1 Based Freestyle" by Lil B from the album ''848 Song Based Freestyle Mixtape'' (2011) *"Neon Cathedral" by

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and

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feat.

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from the album '' The Heist'' (2012)

Later covers

*"Singing Melody" by

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from the album ''Total Togetherness Vol. 10'' (1999)

References

{{R. Kelly singles R. Kelly songs Songs written by R. Kelly Song recordings produced by R. Kelly 1998 singles 1998 songs Jive Records singles