Be Faithful

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"Be Faithful"
Single by Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan & Faith Evans
from the album Party Breaks
Released March 2, 1999 (original release)
October 20, 2003 (re-release)
Format CD single, music download
Genre Hip hop
Label AV8 (Original release)
Def Jam/Mercury (Re-release)
Producer DJ Sizzahandz, DJ Riz
Fatman Scoop singles chronology
"Be Faithful"
(1999)
"Drop"
(2001)
The Crooklyn Clan singles chronology
"Where U @?"
(1998)
"Be Faithful"
(1999)
"It Takes Scoop"
(2003)

"Be Faithful" is a song performed by American hip hop artist Fatman Scoop. It features and was produced by American hip hop production duo The Crooklyn Clan. The single topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, peaked at number four in Denmark and number five in Australia.

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The song heavily samples "Love Like This" by Faith Evans, a song which itself consisted almost entirely of a covered loop from Chic's 'Chic Cheer'. It also samples "Party Ain't a Party" by Queen Pen, "Off the Books" by The Beatnuts, "Can I Get A..." by Jay-Z, and "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" by Black Sheep.

Chart positions [edit]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 4
France (SNEP)[6] 13
Germany (Media Control AG)[7] 28
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[8] 25
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Italy (FIMI)[9] 41
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 15
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 74
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 15
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 12
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 92
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles 24

Chart successions [edit]

Preceded by
"Hole in the Head" by Sugababes
UK Singles Chart number-one single
October 26, 2003 - November 8, 2003
Succeeded by
"Slow" by Kylie Minogue

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