1997 single by Blackstreet featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Slash and Fishbone
"Fix " is a song performed by Americancontemporary R&B groupBlackstreet , originally appearing as the fourth track on their second studio albumAnother Level . Aremixed version of the song was issued as the thirdsingle from the album and features the bandFishbone ,[ 5] as well asOl' Dirty Bastard andad-libs byGuns N' Roses guitarist,Slash . The song peaked at number 58 on theBillboard Hot 100 in 1997.[ 6]
The album version of the song contains asample of "The Message " byGrandmaster Flash and the Furious Five ; and the song was later sampled in "Jambo 1997" byTonex .[ 7] The physical single contains an excerpt of "Man Behind the Music" byQueen Pen .[ 1] [ 4]
The song was remixed again for theSoul Food soundtrack . This version, titled "Call Me", includes a rap verse fromJay-Z . All versions of the song feature all four members on lead vocals.
The officialmusic video for the song was directed byPaul Hunter .[ 8]
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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