Fighting Temptation

"Fighting Temptation"
Photograph of four women who smile and look at the camera. From left to right, the first person is a brunette woman that wears a red dress. The second woman has red hair and wears a blue blouse, while the third wears an orange hat and a sweater of the same color. The fourth female outfit consist of a hip hop look (a baseball cap and shirt). Behind them a shrub is visible. Below the picture a large orange rectangle appears. On it, the words "Beyoncé", "Missy Elliott", "MC Lyte", and "Free", all written in white capital letters, are listed, and '"fighting temptation"' below them. At the right corner, "The Fighting Temptations: Music from the Motion Picture" is written in blue capital letters.
Single by Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte and Free
from the album The Fighting Temptations (Music From The Motion Picture)
B-side
  • "I Know"
  • "Naïve"
ReleasedAugust 18, 2003
Genre
Length3:50
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Missy Elliott
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Baby Boy"
(2003) 		"Fighting Temptation"
(2003) 		"Me, Myself and I"
(2003)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Gossip Folks"
(2002) 		"Fighting Temptation"
(2003) 		"Cop That Disc"
(2003)
MC Lyte singles chronology
"It's All Yours"
(1998) 		"Fighting Temptation"
(2003) 		"Ride wit Me"
(2003)

"Fighting Temptation" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé and American rappers Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free for the film The Fighting Temptations (2003), starring Beyoncé. It was written by Beyoncé, Elliott, Lana Moorer, Marie Wright, Jonathan Burks, LaShaun Owens, Karriem Mack, and Walter Murphy. An R&B-funk song, "Fighting Temptation" samples Uncle Louie's "I Like Funky Music" (1979). Lyrically, the song makes a reference to fighting against negativity in life as well as waiting for the right person before falling in love. It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack for The Fighting Temptations on August 18, 2003, by Columbia Records.

"Fighting Temptation" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented the theme, Beyoncé's vocal performance, and the verse-raps. Commercially, it received attention only in European countries, peaking at number 11 in the Netherlands. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Antti Jokinen.