Wifey (song)

"Wifey"
Single by Next
from the album Welcome II Nextasy
B-side"Jerk"
ReleasedMay 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)
GenreR&B
Length4:03
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Next singles chronology
"I Still Love You"
(1998)
"Wifey"
(2000)
"Beauty Queen"
(2000)

"Wifey" is a song by American R&B trio Next. The song was written by Eddie Berkeley, Keir Gist, band member Robert "RL" Huggar, and singer Lil' Mo for the group's second studio album, Welcome II Nextasy (2000). The song was released as the album's lead single on May 8, 2000. "Wifey" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart while reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. It also entered the top 20 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In 2001, the song won an AWARD Rhythm & Soul Award for in the Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs category.[1]

  1. ^ "Rhythm & Soul: ASCAP Congratulates Our 2001 Rhythm and Soul Award Honorees". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 24. June 16, 2001. pp. 2–3. ISSN 0006-2510.