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, released as the first single from his third album ''

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''. The song features actor/R&B singer Tyrese singing the chorus with production by

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. The track employs a synthesized sample of SWV's 1998 single "

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after being on the countdown for 65 days. The song peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it his fourth and final top ten single. It peaked at number one on the R&B chart, where it was his first number-one single. The music video features America's Next Top Model cycle 3 runner-up

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Commercial performance

"Pullin' Me Back" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of July 1, 2006 at number 86. Three months later, it entered the top 10 by moving six spots from number 15 to its peak at number nine, the week of October 7, 2006. It stayed on the chart for twenty weeks. This gave Chingy his fourth and final top ten single on that chart, as well as give Tyrese his second top ten hit.

Music video

Directed by

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(who previously directed Chingy in " One Call Away"), The video follows Chingy's relationship with a model (played by America's Next Top Model cycle 3 runner-up

). The song's producer

makes a cameo in the video.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References