Fighting Temptation

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"Fighting Temptation"

Single by Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte and Free
from the album The Fighting Temptations soundtrack
Released	September 2003
Format	CD single
Genre	R&B/Hip-hop
Length	3:51
Label	Sony
Writer(s)	Jonathan Burks, Missy Elliott, Karriem Mack, Lana Moorer, Walter Murphy, LaShaun Owens, Gene Pistilli, Marie Wright
Producer(s)	Missy Elliott
Certification	Gold (ARIA)
Chart positions
#13 (Netherlands) #37 (Belgium) #42 (Switzerland)
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Baby Boy" (2003)	"Fighting Temptation" (2003)	"Me, Myself and I" (2003)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Back in the Day" (2003)	"Fighting Temptation" (2003)	"Pass That Dutch" (2003)
MC Lyte singles chronology
"I Can't Make a Mistake" (1998)	"Fighting Temptation" (2003)
Free singles chronology
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"Fighting Temptation" is a single released by R&B singer Beyoncé and female rappers Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free in 2003 to promote the film The Fighting Temptations, in which Beyoncé also has a part. The song is part of the official soundtrack.

As it was released just one month after the second single from Beyoncé's Dangerously in Love, "Baby Boy", the song did not become a big hit and failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and other important U.S. charts. However, the single received some attention from European countries, eventually peaking at number thirteen in the Netherlands. The film was also an instant success, maily due to Beyoncé's success in Europe at that time.