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"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)"
Single by Frankee
from the album The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
ReleasedMarch 15, 2004
GenreR&B
LabelMarro
Songwriter(s)Mark Passy, Kirk Robinson, Jennifer Graziano, Frankee, Eamon
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 by American R&B singer Frankee. The song was recorded in response to Eamon's hit "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)", and peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and Australia; the song also entered the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and became a top ten hit in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Norway. Although Frankee claimed to have been Eamon's girlfriend and that his song was written about her, Eamon denied this.

Background

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

"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 became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom and Australia. "F.U.R.B." replaced Eamon's song atop the UK Singles chart, selling 80,000 copies in its first week.[3][4]

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 and sales

References

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  2. ^ Casey, Gavan. "12 Years On, We Reflect On The Feud Which Shook The World Of Music To Its Core". The Sliced Pan. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Myers, Justin. "Official Charts Flashback 2004: Eamon vs Frankee". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Frankee: Full Official Charts History". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ "FURB (F U Right Back) by Frankee on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  7. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  8. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  9. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  14. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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  17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  19. ^ "Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  21. ^ "The Hot 100 : May 01, 2004 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2004-05-01. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  22. ^ [1] Archived June 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  24. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  26. ^ "British single certifications – Frankee – F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 7, 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back) in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.