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, who used a sample of " Keep on Truckin'" by

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. The song became Mr. Cheeks' first and only major hit as a solo artist, reaching No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topping the ''

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charts for one week. The official remix featured

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, this version appeared on the 2002 ''XXX'' soundtrack.

Single track listing

#"Lights, Camera, Action!" (LP Version) - 4:28 #"Lights, Camera, Action!" (Remix) - 4:06 #"Lights, Camera, Action!" (Radio Edit) - 3:44 #"Lights, Camera, Action!" (Explicit) - 3:44 #"Lights, Camera, Action!" (Instrumental) - 4:03

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2001 songs 2001 debut singles Songs written by Mr. Cheeks Universal Records singles {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub