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| Single by Blackstreet featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Slash and Fishbone | ||||
| from the album Another Level | ||||
| Released | July 22, 1997 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Label | Interscope | |||
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"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]
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.
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The official music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter. [8]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| 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 (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 |
| Chart (1997) | Position |
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| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [25] | 65 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [26] | 57 |
| UK Urban ( Music Week ) [27] | 32 |