"Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell. "Fortunate" was awarded Best R&B Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards and Best R&B/Soul Single (Male) at Soul Train Awards. Maxwell was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Male Vocalist and also nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Song of the Year.
The song, Maxwell's biggest hit to date, spent eight weeks at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It is his first number-one R&B hit, eventually followed by "Pretty Wings" in 2009.
The song was made exclusively for the film and was played during the end credits.
Chart history
Chart positions
Year-end chart
Year-end chart (1999) |
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US Billboard Hot 100[2] |
24 |
References
See also
- R&B number-one hits of 1999 (USA)
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- MTV Unplugged
- For Lover's Only: The Best of Maxwell
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- Loveland & Tracklist
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- Soulacoster: The Diary of Me
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