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| album = [[The Skills Dat Pay da Bills]]
| album = [[The Skills Dat Pay da Bills]]
| released = December 1, 1992
| released = December 1, 1992
| format = [[CD single]], [[Gramophoner record|7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]]
| recorded = 1992
| recorded = 1992
| studio =
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==Creation of the song==
==Creation of the song==
The song features spoken word dialog between a man and woman character, in which the man repeatedly asks the woman out and she continually rebuffs his advances by pointing out she is already in a relationship.
Positive K has stated that the song is about a man's desire to engage romantically with a woman he meets on the street. Although the woman is already in a relationship, the man refuses to consider this relevant to his pursuit. She continues to reject him and persists in explaining her satisfaction with her current relationship. He further suggests that he is not interested in a committed relationship or plying her with gifts; rather he is in favor of physical pleasures they can experience together. She rebukes him and remarks that she prefers what she has.


In creating of the song itself the rapper himself provided not only the male vocals but also the female vocals <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-05-16/entertainment/ca-35809_1_positive-spin|title= Rap and Feminism ''Do'' Mix - Surprise! Videos by Positive K and Paris put a positive spin on respect for women|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|date=1993-05-16|author=Willman, Chris|accessdate=2009-01-02}}</ref> by raising the pitch of his voice using studio technology.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bierman|first1=Bryan|title=Positive K Says His 1992 Hit ‘I Got a Man’ Isn’t Street Harassment|journal=The Village Voice|date=December 3, 2014|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2014/12/03/positive-k-says-his-1992-hit-i-got-a-man-isnt-street-harassment/}}</ref>
In creating the song, Positive K provided not only the man's dialogue but also the woman's dialogue<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-16-ca-35809-story.html|title= Rap and Feminism ''Do'' Mix - Surprise! Videos by Positive K and Paris put a positive spin on respect for women|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1993-05-16|author=Willman, Chris|access-date=2009-01-02}}</ref> by raising the pitch of his voice using studio technology.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bierman|first1=Bryan|title=Positive K Says His 1992 Hit 'I Got a Man' Isn't Street Harassment|journal=The Village Voice|date=December 3, 2014|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2014/12/03/positive-k-says-his-1992-hit-i-got-a-man-isnt-street-harassment/}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The single peaked at number 14 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on the chart week of March 20, 1993, making it the rapper's [[One-hit wonder|only Top 40 hit]]. It sold over 500,000 copies and was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1993 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications|date=January 15, 1994 |accessdate=May 4, 2015 |page=73 |issn=0006-2510|volume=106|number=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Positive K|title=I Got a Man}}</ref>
The single peaked at number 14 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on the chart week of March 20, 1993, making it the rapper's [[One-hit wonder|only Top 40 hit]]. It sold over 500,000 copies and was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1993 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications|date=January 15, 1994 |accessdate=May 4, 2015 |page=73 |issn=0006-2510|volume=106|number=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Positive K|title=I Got a Man}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
There were two music videos for "I Got a Man". The first version was directed by [[Hype Williams]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Positive K.|title=I Got A Man (Version 1)|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=22204|website=mvdbase.com|publisher=Music Video Database|accessdate=2015-12-13}}</ref> while the second version was directed by Jeff Byrd.<ref>{{cite web|author=Positive K.|title=I Got A Man (Version 2)|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=22205|website=mvdbase.com|publisher=Music Video Database|accessdate=2015-12-13}}</ref>;'
There were two music videos for "I Got a Man". The first version was directed by [[Hype Williams]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Positive K.|title=I Got A Man (Version 1)|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=22204|website=mvdbase.com|publisher=Music Video Database|accessdate=2015-12-13|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081638/http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=22204|url-status=dead}}</ref> while the second version was directed by Jeff Byrd.<ref>{{cite web|author=Positive K.|title=I Got A Man (Version 2)|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=22205|website=mvdbase.com|publisher=Music Video Database|accessdate=2015-12-13}}</ref>
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==Samples==
==Samples==
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* the horn from "Get Up and Dance" by Freedom
* the horn from "Get Up and Dance" by Freedom
* The spoken intro of the song ("How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?") is sampled from the 1990 film ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' in which [[John McClane]] (played by [[Bruce Willis]]) complains about his bad luck.
* The spoken intro of the song ("How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?") is sampled from the 1990 film ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' in which [[John McClane]] (played by [[Bruce Willis]]) complains about his bad luck.
*the song "Kuff" by dancehall artist [[Shelly Thunder]]
*the song "Kuff" by dancehall artist Shelly Thunder


==Tributes to the song==
==Tributes to the song==
In 1999, [[Chanté Moore]] and [[Jermaine Dupri]] used an interpolation of the song on their remix of "[[Chanté's Got a Man]]".
In 1999, [[Chanté Moore]] and [[Jermaine Dupri]] used an interpolation of the song on their remix of "[[Chanté's Got a Man]]". In 2023, IDGAF, a song by [[Tee Grizzley]], featuring [[Chris Brown]] and [[Mariah the Scientist]], resembles this song.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8UEezouyg | title=Tee Grizzley - IDGAF (Feat. Chris Brown & Mariah the Scientist) &#91;Official Video&#93; | website=[[YouTube]] | date=7 September 2023 }}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==


===Peak positions===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "I Got a Man"
|-
!Chart (1992–1993)
!Chart (1992–1993)
!Peak<br/>Position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|12|artist=Positive K|song=I Got a Man}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|12|artist=Positive K|song=I Got a Man|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|41|artist=Positive K|song=I Got a Man}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|41|artist=Positive K|song=I Got a Man|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|UK|43|date=19930509|rowheader=true|access-date=November 23, 2022}}
|align="left"|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])
|align="center"|43
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|14
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100 Airplay]]
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|14
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|10
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales]]
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Singles]]
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Singles]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Singles Sales]]
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic Top 40]]
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Singles Recurrents]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic Top 40]]
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|12
|-
|}
|}


===End of year charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "I Got a Man"
!align="left"|End of year chart (1993)
!scope="col"|Chart (1993)
!align="center"|Position
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1993 |accessdate=2010-08-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110095203/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |archivedate=2006-11-10 |df= }}</ref>
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1993 |access-date=2010-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110095203/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |archive-date=2006-11-10 }}</ref>
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|63
|-
|}
|}


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|positive-k|i-got-a-man}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


[[Category:1992 singles]]
[[Category:1992 debut singles]]
[[Category:Debut singles]]
[[Category:1992 songs]]
[[Category:1992 songs]]
[[Category:Island Records singles]]
[[Category:Island Records singles]]


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Latest revision as of 15:50, 15 August 2024

"I Got a Man"
Single by Positive K
from the album The Skills Dat Pay da Bills
ReleasedDecember 1, 1992
Recorded1992
GenreHip hop
Length3:52
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Byron Lee Miller, Roland Bautista, Darryl Gibson, Janice Marie Johnson
Producer(s)Shawn Thomas
Positive K singles chronology
"Nightshift"
(1991) 		"I Got a Man"
(1992) 		"Ain't No Crime"
(1993)

"I Got a Man" is a song by American hip hop rapper Positive K. It was released in December 1992 as the first single from his debut album The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills.

Creation of the song

[edit]

The song features spoken word dialog between a man and woman character, in which the man repeatedly asks the woman out and she continually rebuffs his advances by pointing out she is already in a relationship.

In creating the song, Positive K provided not only the man's dialogue but also the woman's dialogue[1] by raising the pitch of his voice using studio technology.[2]

Release

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The single peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of March 20, 1993, making it the rapper's only Top 40 hit. It sold over 500,000 copies and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3][4]

Music video

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There were two music videos for "I Got a Man". The first version was directed by Hype Williams,[5] while the second version was directed by Jeff Byrd.[6]

Samples

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The music samples the following:

  • the 1980 disco single "Rescue Me" by A Taste of Honey
  • the song "Spread Love" by the a cappella group Take 6
  • the song "High Power Rap" by the rap group Crash Crew
  • the electric guitar riff from "Mama Used To Say" by Junior
  • the horn from "Get Up and Dance" by Freedom
  • The spoken intro of the song ("How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?") is sampled from the 1990 film Die Hard 2 in which John McClane (played by Bruce Willis) complains about his bad luck.
  • the song "Kuff" by dancehall artist Shelly Thunder

Tributes to the song

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In 1999, Chanté Moore and Jermaine Dupri used an interpolation of the song on their remix of "Chanté's Got a Man". In 2023, IDGAF, a song by Tee Grizzley, featuring Chris Brown and Mariah the Scientist, resembles this song.[7]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "I Got a Man"
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 43
US Billboard Hot 100 14
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 14
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 10
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles 1
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 12

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "I Got a Man"
Chart (1993) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 63

References

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  1. ^ Willman, Chris (1993-05-16). "Rap and Feminism Do Mix - Surprise! Videos by Positive K and Paris put a positive spin on respect for women". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. ^ Bierman, Bryan (December 3, 2014). "Positive K Says His 1992 Hit 'I Got a Man' Isn't Street Harassment". The Village Voice.
  3. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "American certifications – Positive K – I Got a Man". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ Positive K. "I Got A Man (Version 1)". mvdbase.com. Music Video Database. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  6. ^ Positive K. "I Got A Man (Version 2)". mvdbase.com. Music Video Database. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  7. ^ "Tee Grizzley - IDGAF (Feat. Chris Brown & Mariah the Scientist) [Official Video]". YouTube. 7 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Positive K" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ^ "Positive K – I Got a Man". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
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