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Fix (Blackstreet song)

"Fix" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Blackstreet, originally appearing as the fourth track on their second studio album Another Level. A remixed version of the song was issued as the third single from the album and features the band Fishbone,[5] as well as Ol' Dirty Bastard and ad-libs by Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash. The song peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997.[6]

"Fix"
Single by Blackstreet featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Slash and Fishbone
from the album Another Level
ReleasedJuly 22, 1997 (1997-07-22)[1]
Recorded1996 (1996)
Genre
Length
  • 4:06 (album version)
  • 4:44 (remix)[1]
LabelInterscope
Songwriters
Producers
  • Teddy Riley
  • Chauncey Black[4]
Blackstreet singles chronology
"Don't Leave Me"
(1997)		 "Fix"
(1997)		 "(Money Can't) Buy Me Love"
(1997)
Ol' Dirty Bastard singles chronology
"Hip Hop Drunkies"
(1997)		 "Fix"
(1997)		 "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
(1998)
Slash singles chronology
"Give In to Me"
(1993)		 "Fix"
(1997)		 "Moja Mi Corazón"
(1997)
Fishbone singles chronology
"Alcoholic"
(1996)		 "Fix"
(1997)		 "Crazy Bald Heads"
(1997)

The album version of the song contains a sample of "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five; and the song was later sampled in "Jambo 1997" by Tonex.[7] The physical single contains an excerpt of "Man Behind the Music" by Queen Pen.[1][4]

The song was remixed again for the Soul Food soundtrack. This version, titled "Call Me", includes a rap verse from Jay-Z. All versions of the song feature all four members on lead vocals.

Music video

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The official music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter.[8]

Chart

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Fix"
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 69
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10]9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11]26
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[12] 3
France (SNEP)[13]40
Germany (GfK)[14]67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15]9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16]15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17]9
Scotland Singles (OCC)[18]29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19]43
UK Singles (OCC)[20]7
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[21]1
US Billboard Hot 100[6]58
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[22]6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23]17
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[24]25

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Fix"
Chart (1997) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 65
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 57
UK Urban (Music Week)[27] 32

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Fix [CD] - Blackstreet | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fix - Blackstreet | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fix - Blackstreet, Ol' Dirty Bastard | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Blackstreet - Fix (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Flick, Larry (August 2, 1997). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. p. 79.
  6. 1 2 "Blackstreet Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Fix - Blackstreet | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Blackstreet - "Fix [remix]"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.
  10. ↑ "Blackstreet feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Slash – Fix" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. ↑ "Blackstreet feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Slash – Fix" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Singles : Top 50". Jam!. August 18, 1997. Archived from the original on August 15, 1997. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Blackstreet feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Slash – Fix" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  14. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ↑ "Blackstreet feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Slash – Fix" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ↑ "Blackstreet feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Slash – Fix". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 21/9/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ "Blackstreet feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Slash – Fix". Singles Top 100.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 21/9/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 21/9/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  22. ↑ "Blackstreet Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Blackstreet Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Blackstreet Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  27. ↑ "The Urban Top 40 Tracks Of 1997" (PDF). Music Week. January 10, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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