Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)

Infobox Single
Name = Fuck It (Don't Want You Back)


Artist = Eamon
from Album = I Don't Want You Back
Released = August 12, 2003 (U.S.)
February 17 2004
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = R&B
Length =
Label = Jive
Writer =
Producer =
Certification = Gold (BPI)
Last single =
This single = "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)"
(2004)
Next single = "I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)"
(2004)

"Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" is a single released by American pop singer Eamon in 2004.

The song is most notable for the frequency of its expletives, especially for a mainstream pop song. It became the first song with an expletive in its title to enter on the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at #16. It also reached #1 in Australia and the UK. It appeared in Billboard magazine as "F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)".

It also earned a listing on the Guinness World Record for "the most expletives in a #1 song", with 33. [http://www.everyhit.com/record7.html]

History

The success of the single and the controversial nature of its lyrics prompted production of an answer song, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)", by female singer Frankee who claimed to be Eamon's ex-girlfriend.

While Eamon initially said that he selected Frankee to record the song at an audition, he later stated that his only involvement was in clearing the use of the music with the following written statement:

"Just to clear it up once and for all, I was not involved with 'F.U.R.B.' I have never met Frankee and she is definitely not my girlfriend or ex-girlfriend. The only way I was associated with it was when I was asked for licensing permission by Frankee's representatives, which makes me a writer on her song by copyright law. But I really didn't expect all this to come out of it, they are having fun with it, it's cool but in the end they are paying me for their 15 minutes of fame and I welcome her to my world of Ho-Wop!" [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485731/20040312/eamon.jhtml "MTV News - Eamon Distances Himself From Frankee Track, Welcomes Her To Ho-Wop World" (March 12, 2004)] ]

British BBC Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles was heavily critical of both songs, going as far as to record and broadcast his own spoof version; "We Want You To Leave", claiming that both singles were the product of what amounted to nothing more than a cynical marketing ploy by Eamon and Frankee's record labels. Due to both being essentially variations of the same song, it would have been impossible for both to be released commercially if there weren't a pre-arranged agreement organised by the record labels involved, or if both labels were not at least part of the same group / conglomerate.

Cover Versions

*In 2004 a Eurodance cover of the song was made by Electronic duo Florida Inc.
*In 2005, Dutch producer Alain Clark produced a spoof version (in Dutch) called "Vakkenvuller", which means clerk. The song became a hit in the Netherlands. It is about customers that annoy personnel and a stockboy that can find any product when asked.
*Mickey Joe Harte has recorded a cover of the song for "Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2", without the "Fuck It" part.
*Frankee covered it as a response to this song, entitled Fuck You Right Back

Charts

Track listings

# "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" (explicit)
# "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" (edited)

References