| "One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix)" | ||||
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| Single by The Notorious B.I.G. | ||||
| from the album Ready to Die | ||||
| B-side | "The What" | |||
| Released | June 6, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 (Remix: 1994) | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
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| "One More Chance" on YouTube | ||||
"One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix)" is a song written and recorded by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Three versions of the song exist: An original, lyrically explicit version prefaced by an answering machine performance featured on the album, and two versions released as singles, both of which contain identical lyrics by B.I.G. despite differing instrumentals and choruses. The first is an upbeat "Hip Hop Mix" that samples Marley Marl's "Droppin Science", and the second is a sultrier R&B remix parenthetically labeled the "Stay with Me Remix", which samples the namesake 1983 song by the band DeBarge. The lattermost remains the most popular, and features backing vocals and harmonies performed by his wife Faith Evans, as well as uncredited appearances by Mary J. Blige and Bad Boy Records label boss Puff Daddy—who also produced the version with Rashad Smith.[A] It received platinum certification by the RIAA by July 31, 1995, and has sold 1.1 million copies.[3][4]
The song topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, where it then peaked at number two. At the time, it was tied as the highest-debuting single in the chart's history and matched Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's 1995 single "Scream"; Jackson broke the record once more with his single released the following August, "You Are Not Alone", which debuted atop the chart. Notwithstanding, Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You", a tribute to the then-recently deceased B.I.G., became the first hip hop song to debut in the top spot.
- ^ "ACE Repertory – One More Chance". Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ One More Chance (liner notes). Arista. 1995. 74321-30078-2.
- ^ "American certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – One More Change". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1995". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 20, 1996. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
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