| "I Got a Man" | ||||
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| Single by Positive K | ||||
| from the album The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Format | CD single, 7", 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Positive K | |||
| Positive K singles chronology | ||||
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"I Got a Man" is a 1992 hip hop song by American rapper Positive K. It was released as the first single from his debut album The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills. Positive K provides not only the male vocals on the song but also the female vocals,[1] raising the pitch of his voice with studio technology.
The single peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of March 20, 1993, making it the rapper's only Top 40 hit.
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The song is about a man's desire to make love with a woman he meets on the street. However, the woman is already in a relationship and continues to reject his constant provocative use of language. She even offers to alternatively pursue a platonic friendship with the man, but he declines and continues to harass her.
The music behind the lyrics samples the 1980 disco single "Rescue Me" by A Taste of Honey as well as the song "Spread Love" by the a capella group Take 6, the song "High Powered Rap" by the rap group Crash Crew, and the electric guitar riff from "Mama Used To Say" by Junior. In 1999, Chante Moore and Jermaine Dupri used an interpolation of the song on their remix of "Chante's Got a Man".
| Chart (1992–1993) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 12 |
| End of year chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 63 |