F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)

"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)"
Single by Frankee
from the album The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Released	March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
Genre	R&B
Length	3:17
Label	Marro
Songwriter(s)	Mark Passy Kirk Robinson Jennifer Graziano Frankee Eamon
Producer(s)	Jessi Jordan, Ty Real
Frankee singles chronology
"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" (2004) "Watch Me" (2006)

"F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" is the debut single of American R&B singer-songwriter Frankee. The song was recorded as an answer song to Eamon's hit single "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". Although Frankee claimed to be Eamon's ex-girlfriend and that "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" was written about her, Eamon has denied this. "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" topped the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Norway.

Background

Eamon initially said he selected Frankee to record the song at an audition, but later stated his only involvement was in clearing the use of the music:

"I was not involved with 'F.U.R.B.'. I have never met Frankee and she is definitely not my girlfriend or ex-girlfriend. The only way I was associated with it was when I was asked for licensing permission by Frankee's representatives, which makes me a writer on her song by copyright law. But I really didn't expect all this to come out of it, they are having fun with it, it's cool but in the end they are paying me for their 15 minutes of fame and I welcome her to my world of Ho-Wop!"^[1][2]

Commercial performance

Upon its release, the song debuted and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the United Kingdom, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 80,000 copies, knocking Eamon's song off the summit and becoming the first answer song to top the UK Singles Chart. "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" became Britain's tenth best-selling song of 2004.^[3]

In Australia, the song also topped the ARIA Singles Chart, and it became Australia's 27th best-selling song of 2004.^[4]

Elsewhere, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Norway. To date, Frankee has not had another charting single, making her a one-hit wonder.

Track listings and formats

FURB (F U Right Back)^[5]

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

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 1 Australian Urban (ARIA)[7] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 12 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 7 France (SNEP)[13] 22 Germany (GfK)[14] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 27 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 20 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 14 Norway (VG-lista)[19] 2 Scotland (OCC)[20] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 33 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 15 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 63 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[25] 71 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[26] 29 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)[28] 27 Australian Urban (ARIA)[29] 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[30] 80 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 93 UK Singles (OCC)[32] 10

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33]	Platinum	70,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	Silver	280,000[4]
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 15, 2004	Digital download	Marro	[35]
United Kingdom	May 10, 2004	12-inch vinyl CD	All Around the World	[36]
Denmark	May 24, 2004	CD	Epic	[37]
Australia	June 7, 2004			[38]

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