Fix (Blackstreet song)

"Fix"
Single by Blackstreet featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Slash and Fishbone
from the album Another Level
ReleasedJuly 22, 1997 (1997-07-22)[1]
Recorded1996 (1996)
Genre
Length
  • 4:06 (album version)
  • 4:44 (remix)[1]
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Teddy Riley
  • Chauncey Black[4]
Blackstreet singles chronology
"Don't Leave Me"
(1997) 		"Fix"
(1997) 		"(Money Can't) Buy Me Love"
(1997)
Ol' Dirty Bastard singles chronology
"Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check (The World Wide Remix)"
(1996) 		"Fix"
(1997) 		"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
(1998)
Slash singles chronology
"Give In to Me"
(1993) 		"Fix"
(1997) 		"Moja Mi Corazón"
(1997)
Fishbone singles chronology
"Alcoholic"
(1996) 		"Fix"
(1997) 		"Crazy Bald Heads"
(1997)

"Fix" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Blackstreet, originally appearing as the fourth track on their second studio album Another Level. A remixed version of the song was issued as the third single from the album and features the band Fishbone,[5] as well as Ol' Dirty Bastard and ad-libs by Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash. The song peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997.[6]

The album version of the song contains a sample of "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five; and the song was later sampled in "Jambo 1997" by Tonex.[7] The physical single contains an excerpt of "Man Behind the Music" by Queen Pen.[1][4]

The song was remixed again for the Soul Food soundtrack. This version, titled "Call Me", includes a rap verse from Jay-Z. All versions of the song feature all four members on lead vocals.

  1. ^ a b c "Fix [CD] - Blackstreet | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fix - Blackstreet | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fix - Blackstreet,Ol' Dirty Bastard | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Blackstreet - Fix (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Flick, Larry (August 2, 1997). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. p. 79.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hot 100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Fix - Blackstreet | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved July 14, 2015.