Dilemma (song)

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"Dilemma"
Single by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
from the album Nellyville and Simply Deep
Released	July 2002
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop rap/R&B
Label	Universal Records
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Certification	Platinum (US, UK)
Chart positions
#1 (US, UK, Ireland, Australia, the Netherlands)
Nelly singles chronology
"Hot in Herre" (2002)	"Dilemma" (2002)	"Air Force Ones" (2002)
Kelly Rowland singles chronology
"Separated" (1999)	"Dilemma" (2002)	"Stole" (2002)

"Dilemma" is a single by the rapper Nelly, featuring Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child, released in 2002, from the 2002 album Nellyville. The song is one of Nelly's most successful, giving him his first number-one single in many countries, such as the United Kingdom. It is based melodically on Patti LaBelle's "Love, Need and Want You" from her 1983 album I'm In Love Again.

The single became a runaway hit in the late summer/early fall of 2002. Before 'Hot In Herre' had even peaked on the charts, radio stations already began playing 'Dilemma' in July of 2002. It quickly climbed up the charts and replaced 'Hot In Herre' from #1 after 7 weeks. The song had already reached #1 on the Hot 100 before a video was ever shot as Nelly's record label did not expect the song to explode so fast and figured they could take their time with the video.

"Dilemma" won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the Grammy Awards of 2003.

Preceded by "Hot In Herre" by Nelly	Billboard Hot 100 number one single August 17, 2002- September 28, 2002	Succeeded by "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson
	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single August 24, 2002	Succeeded by "Love U Better" by LL Cool J
Preceded by "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Las Ketchup	ARIA (Australia) number one single October 20, 2002 - November 10, 2002	Succeeded by "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Las Ketchup
	UK number-one single October 20, 2002 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Heaven" by DJ Sammy

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