F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)

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"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)"
Frankee furb.jpg
Single by Frankee
from the album The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
ReleasedMarch 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
Genre R&B
Length3:17
Label Marro
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jessi Jordan, Ty Real
Frankee singles chronology
"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)"
(2004)		"Watch Me"
(2006)

"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" is the debut single of American R&B singer-songwriter Frankee. The song was recorded as an answer song to Eamon's hit single "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". Although Frankee claimed to be Eamon's ex-girlfriend and that "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" was written about her, Eamon has denied this. "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" topped the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Norway.

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Background

Eamon initially said he selected Frankee to record the song at an audition, but later stated his only involvement was in clearing the use of the music:

"I was not involved with 'F.U.R.B.'. I have never met Frankee and she is definitely not my girlfriend or ex-girlfriend. The only way I was associated with it was when I was asked for licensing permission by Frankee's representatives, which makes me a writer on her song by copyright law. But I really didn't expect all this to come out of it, they are having fun with it, it's cool but in the end they are paying me for their 15 minutes of fame and I welcome her to my world of Ho-Wop!" [1] [2]

Commercial performance

Upon its release, the song debuted and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the United Kingdom, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 80,000 copies, knocking Eamon's song off the summit and becoming the first answer song to top the UK Singles Chart. "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" became Britain's 10th-bestselling track of 2004. [3]

In Australia, the song also topped the ARIA Singles Chart, and it became Australia's 27th-bestselling track of 2004. [4]

Elsewhere, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Norway. To date, Frankee has not had another charting single, making her a one-hit wonder.

Track listings and formats

FURB (F U Right Back) [5]
No.TitleLength
1."F U Right Back" (House radio edit)4:30
2."F U Right Back" (instrumental)3:23
3."F U Right Back" (edit)3:17
4."F U Right Back" (Explicit mix)3:17
5."F U Right Back" (Friday Night Posse remix)5:48
6."F U Right Back" (Express Theory Broken mix)5:02
7."F U Right Back" (Mix Factory remix)6:09
8."F U Right Back" (Extra edit)3:19
9."F U Right Back" (House mix)4:28
Total length:39:13

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [33] Platinum70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Silver280,000 [4]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMarch 15, 2004 Digital download Marro [35]
United KingdomMay 10, 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 All Around the World [36]
DenmarkMay 24, 2004CD Epic [37]
AustraliaJune 7, 2004 [38]

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