F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)
| "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Frankee | ||||
| from the album The Good, the Bad, the Ugly | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2004 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Marro | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Passy, Kirk Robinson, Jennifer Graziano, Frankee, Eamon | |||
| Producer(s) | Jessi Jordan, Ty Real | |||
| Frankee singles chronology | ||||
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"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" (censored on the single art and publicly as "F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)") is a song by American pop/R&B singer Frankee from her debut studio album, The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. It was released as the lead single from the album in March 2004. The song was released as a response to Eamon's song "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". The song reached number one in the United Kingdom,[1] knocking Eamon's song off the top spot there and remaining in that position for three weeks.[2] The song was also a number-one success in Australia.
BBC Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles was heavily critical of both songs and recorded and broadcast his own spoof version—"We Want You to Leave"—claiming that both singles were the product of what amounted to nothing more than a cynical marketing ploy by Eamon and Frankee's record labels.
The song was included on the Australian compilation album So Fresh: The Hits of Spring 2004, as it was a chart topper during the spring (June to August) of 2004 in Australia.[3]
Track listings and formats
| FURB (F U Right Back)[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "F U Right Back" (House Radio Edit) | 4:30 |
| 2. | "F U Right Back" (Instrumental) | 3:23 |
| 3. | "F U Right Back" (Edit) | 3:17 |
| 4. | "F U Right Back" (Explicit Mix) | 3:17 |
| 5. | "F U Right Back" (Friday Night Posse Remix) | 5:48 |
| 6. | "F U Right Back" (Express Theory Broken Mix) | 5:02 |
| 7. | "F U Right Back" (Mix Factory Remix) | 6:09 |
| 8. | "F U Right Back" (Extra Edit) | 3:19 |
| 9. | "F U Right Back" (House Mix) | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 39:13 | |
Charts and sales
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 12 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] | 5 |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 22 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 8 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 4 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] | 14 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[12] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 33 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[1] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 63 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[15] | 21 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Platinum[16] | 70,000+ |
| United Kingdom | Silver | 200,000+ |
Chart succession
| Preceded by "Black Betty" by Spiderbait "Everytime" by Britney Spears |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single June 13, 2004 - June 26, 2004 4 July 2004 - 11 July 2004 |
Succeeded by "Everytime" by Britney Spears "Learn to Fly" by Shannon Noll |
| Preceded by "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon |
UK Singles Chart number-one single May 16, 2004 - June 5, 2004 |
Succeeded by "I Don't Wanna Know" by Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy and Enya |
References
- 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 699. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "ChartArchive - The Chart Archive". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "So Fresh: The Hits Of Spring 2004 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "FURB (F U Right Back) by Frankee on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Frankee – F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eamon – F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Eamon – F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)". Tracklisten. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Eamon – F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Eamon Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Eamon search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Eamon – F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eamon – F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)". VG-lista. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Eamon – F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ "The Hot 100 : May 01, 2004 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2004-05-01. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ Archived June 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2014-04-02.