Fix (Blackstreet song)

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"Fix"
Blackstreet - Fix single cover.jpg
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]
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • 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
"Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check (The World Wide Remix)"
(1996)
"Fix"
(1997)
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
(1998)

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

Chart

Weekly charts

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 (Official German Charts) [14] 67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [15] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 9
Scotland (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 ( Billboard ) [24] 25

Year-end charts

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

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