Dilemma (song)
Encyclopedia
"Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly
, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland
. The single was released in 2002
from the Nelly's album Nellyville
, and Rowland's album Simply Deep
. In the 50th Anniversary of the Hot 100 issue of Billboard
magazine, the song was ranked at number 64 on the all-time Hot 100 songs while at the end of 2009 was named the 11th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
at the 45th Grammy Awards.
's "Love, Need and Want You" from her 1983 album I'm In Love Again
. Upon hearing the beat, he began writing lyrics and then wrote a song out from it. Nelly decided to make the song a last-minute addition to his second album Nellyville
, which had already been completed prior to Bam giving him the track.
Once Nelly returned to the studio to record the track, his vision changed, wanting to add a female vocal onto it. He instantly thought of girl group
Destiny's Child
member Kelly Rowland
, whom he had met during the TRL
tour in 2001. Nelly called Rowland by phone and agreed. After a few days of recording, during which Rowland rerecorded her part many times to achieve it "just right", "Dilemma" was completed.
based on airplay alone. This prompted Nelly to release it as the album's second single, although it was not the original plan. The single was released on July 30, 2002.
The decision affected the early plans for Destiny's Child members, whose members were held on hiatus to pursue solo album releases. As part of their strategy, each member's albums were to be staggered with member Beyoncé Knowles
releasing in October 2002 and Rowland's album expected in early 2003. Their management rescheduled the dates: Rowland eventually released her debut solo album, Simply Deep
, on October 28, 2002, ahead of the other two members of the group. "Dilemma" was released as the first single off the album, which served as a propeller for her solo career. "Dilemma" is Rowland's first international solo single away from the group: she had previously appeared on R&B singer Avant
's single "Separated
", which was released in the United States in July 2000.
wrote: "Thanks to the ubiquitous Dilemma, a song that practically peeled off its clothes on the spot, Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland is no longer a mere backing vocalist for Beyoncé Knowles."
"Dilemma" was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
and Record of the Year
at the Grammy Awards of 2003, winning the former.
The song was the 22nd best-selling single of the 2000 decade in UK.
The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol
.
, part of Universal Studios
backlot. The same location is used during filming of Desperate Housewives
. Nelly can actually be seen sitting on the stairs of the Johnson Home (which is Susan's house in the series), while Rowland arrives to, and sits at the stairs of, the Morrison Home (Bree's house in the series). Delta House and Allison House (accordingly, on the show as Ida Greenberg's and the Solis family's houses) can be seen in the background during night shots of Rowland and Nelly dancing together. Then-Golden State Warriors
' guard and St. Louis native Larry Hughes
makes a cameo in the video as Rowland's boyfriend. Nelly's track "Nellyville
" from the same album is played as the intro to the video during the first seconds.
Patti LaBelle
also plays a part in the music video, as Rowland's mother.
The video premiered on MTV
Making the Video
. The clip is featured as an enhanced video on the European Maxi-Single as well as on the 2007 Wal-Mart
exclusive Kelly Rowland DVD BET Presents Kelly Rowland
.
and features Kelly Rowland
& Ali
of the St. Lunatics
. It is included in Nelly's remix album, "Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention
".
On December 16, 2009 Nelly recorded a new track titled "Gone
" with Kelly Rowland
which he dubbed "Dilemma Part 2" the sequel to the smash hit. The track is produced by Jim Jonsin
and written by Rico Love
and is intended to be put of Nelly's latest album.
, Australia
, Belgium
, Germany
, Ireland
, the Netherlands
, and Switzerland
.
Dilemma is the most successful single of Rowland's career also, alongside the worldwide dance hit "When Love Takes Over
"
The single became a hit in the late summer/early fall of 2002 in the US. Before "Hot In Herre
" had even peaked on the charts, radio stations already began playing "Dilemma" in July 2002. It quickly climbed up the US charts and replaced "Hot in Herre" at number one after seven weeks on the Hot 100, giving Nelly his second consecutive number one from Nellyville. The song had already reached number one on the Hot 100 before a video was ever shot as Nelly's record label did not expect the song to explode so fast and expected they could take their time with the video.
US Vinyl, 12", Promo
UK Promo CD
UK Maxi-CD
UK Vinyl, 12"
Europe Single
Europe Maxi-CD
Europe Maxi-CD #2
version of the song in Spanish done by Papi Sanchez, under the title "Dilema". This version was released in March 2005 as second single form his album Enamorame. It was a minor hit in comparison with the original version.
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
. The single was released in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
from the Nelly's album Nellyville
Nellyville
- Personnel :Credits for Nellyville adapted from Allmusic.* Nelly - Executive Producer* Ryan Bowser - Producer* Sandy Brummels - Art Direction* C-Love - Executive Producer* Luis Conte - Percussion* James Duncan - Assistant Engineer...
, and Rowland's album Simply Deep
Simply Deep
Simply Deep is the debut solo album by American singer Kelly Rowland, first released by Columbia Records on October 28, 2002 in North America, and by February 3, 2003 throughout most international territories...
. In the 50th Anniversary of the Hot 100 issue of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine, the song was ranked at number 64 on the all-time Hot 100 songs while at the end of 2009 was named the 11th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs on which rappers and singers collaborate...
at the 45th Grammy Awards.
Background and writing
St. Louis producer Bam handed Nelly a skeleton track producer Ryan Bower produced, which samples and contains elements from Patti LaBellePatti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
's "Love, Need and Want You" from her 1983 album I'm In Love Again
I'm in Love Again
I'm In Love Again is the sixth solo album released by singer Patti LaBelle in late 1983. Featuring the hits "If Only You Knew" and "Love, Need and Want You", this album is credited with reviving the singer's career after years of chart struggles on both the pop and R&B charts.-History:Patti LaBelle...
. Upon hearing the beat, he began writing lyrics and then wrote a song out from it. Nelly decided to make the song a last-minute addition to his second album Nellyville
Nellyville
- Personnel :Credits for Nellyville adapted from Allmusic.* Nelly - Executive Producer* Ryan Bowser - Producer* Sandy Brummels - Art Direction* C-Love - Executive Producer* Luis Conte - Percussion* James Duncan - Assistant Engineer...
, which had already been completed prior to Bam giving him the track.
Once Nelly returned to the studio to record the track, his vision changed, wanting to add a female vocal onto it. He instantly thought of girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
member Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
, whom he had met during the TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
tour in 2001. Nelly called Rowland by phone and agreed. After a few days of recording, during which Rowland rerecorded her part many times to achieve it "just right", "Dilemma" was completed.
Release
Once Nellyville was released in the United States on June 25, 2002, radio programmers started playing "Dilemma". By July 2002, the track had reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
based on airplay alone. This prompted Nelly to release it as the album's second single, although it was not the original plan. The single was released on July 30, 2002.
The decision affected the early plans for Destiny's Child members, whose members were held on hiatus to pursue solo album releases. As part of their strategy, each member's albums were to be staggered with member Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
releasing in October 2002 and Rowland's album expected in early 2003. Their management rescheduled the dates: Rowland eventually released her debut solo album, Simply Deep
Simply Deep
Simply Deep is the debut solo album by American singer Kelly Rowland, first released by Columbia Records on October 28, 2002 in North America, and by February 3, 2003 throughout most international territories...
, on October 28, 2002, ahead of the other two members of the group. "Dilemma" was released as the first single off the album, which served as a propeller for her solo career. "Dilemma" is Rowland's first international solo single away from the group: she had previously appeared on R&B singer Avant
Avant
Myron Avant , better known as Avant is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is best known for hits such as "Separated" , "My First Love," which one version features KeKe Wyatt, and "Read Your Mind"...
's single "Separated
Separated (song)
"Separated" is an R&B song recorded by Avant for the album My Thoughts. It was released as the album's first single. It spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and reached #23 on the pop chart.The remix features Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child....
", which was released in the United States in July 2000.
Reception
"Dilemma" was generally well received by critics. Allmusic reviewer Jason Birchmeier noted it as one of "three well-calculated, standout" tracks in the album. In her review for Simply Deep, Caroline Sullivan of The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
wrote: "Thanks to the ubiquitous Dilemma, a song that practically peeled off its clothes on the spot, Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland is no longer a mere backing vocalist for Beyoncé Knowles."
"Dilemma" was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs on which rappers and singers collaborate...
and Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959.-History:The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
at the Grammy Awards of 2003, winning the former.
The song was the 22nd best-selling single of the 2000 decade in UK.
The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol
Karaoke Revolution
Karaoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The Original Concept for Karaoke Revolution was...
.
Music video
The music video for "Dilemma" was filmed on Colonial StreetColonial Street
Colonial Street is one of the backlot street sets at Universal Studios Hollywood. The street set has a long history, spanning over 60 years of movies and television...
, part of Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
backlot. The same location is used during filming of Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. Nelly can actually be seen sitting on the stairs of the Johnson Home (which is Susan's house in the series), while Rowland arrives to, and sits at the stairs of, the Morrison Home (Bree's house in the series). Delta House and Allison House (accordingly, on the show as Ida Greenberg's and the Solis family's houses) can be seen in the background during night shots of Rowland and Nelly dancing together. Then-Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
' guard and St. Louis native Larry Hughes
Larry Hughes
Larry Darnell Hughes is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Charlotte Bobcats. He is a and shooting guard. Hughes attended Saint Louis University and was the eight pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers...
makes a cameo in the video as Rowland's boyfriend. Nelly's track "Nellyville
Nellyville
- Personnel :Credits for Nellyville adapted from Allmusic.* Nelly - Executive Producer* Ryan Bowser - Producer* Sandy Brummels - Art Direction* C-Love - Executive Producer* Luis Conte - Percussion* James Duncan - Assistant Engineer...
" from the same album is played as the intro to the video during the first seconds.
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
also plays a part in the music video, as Rowland's mother.
The video premiered on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Making the Video
Making the Video
Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the...
. The clip is featured as an enhanced video on the European Maxi-Single as well as on the 2007 Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
exclusive Kelly Rowland DVD BET Presents Kelly Rowland
BET Presents Kelly Rowland
BET Presents Kelly Rowland is a DVD released by the American R&B singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland. The DVD consists of a candid interview with Rowland as she talks about the production of Ms. Kelly, her time as a member of Destiny's Child, and her perspective on her celebrity status and solo career...
.
Remixes and sequel
The official remix is produced by Jermaine DupriJermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
and features Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
& Ali
Ali (rapper)
Ali Jones , better known by his stage name Ali is an American rapper and member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics.-Career:...
of the St. Lunatics
St. Lunatics
The St. Lunatics are a hip hop group from St. Louis, Missouri formed in 1995. The group consists of Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan and City Spud. Former member Slo'Down left the group after a dispute.- Career :...
. It is included in Nelly's remix album, "Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention
Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention
Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention is a remix album by American rapper Nelly, released on November 25, 2003.- Track listing :#"Intro"#"Country Grammar " #"Iz U"#"E.I...
".
On December 16, 2009 Nelly recorded a new track titled "Gone
Gone (Nelly song)
"Gone" is song by American recording artist Nelly, taken from his sixth studio album, 5.0. Featuring additional lead vocals from American recording artist Kelly Rowland, "Gone" is the sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "Dilemma", also featuring Rowland...
" with Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
which he dubbed "Dilemma Part 2" the sequel to the smash hit. The track is produced by Jim Jonsin
Jim Jonsin
James Scheffer, better known by his professional name, Jim Jonsin, is an American Grammy award winning record producer, songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur...
and written by Rico Love
Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Love wrote and produced hit records such as Usher’s "There Goes My Baby" and "Hey Daddy ”, Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", Beyoncé Knowles' "Sweet Dreams"...
and is intended to be put of Nelly's latest album.
Chart performance
It is the most successful song of Nelly's career, giving him his first number-one single in many countries, such as the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Dilemma is the most successful single of Rowland's career also, alongside the worldwide dance hit "When Love Takes Over
When Love Takes Over
"When Love Takes Over" is a song by French disc jockey -music producer David Guetta from his fourth studio album, One Love. It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 April 2009 by Virgin Records...
"
The single became a hit in the late summer/early fall of 2002 in the US. Before "Hot In Herre
Hot in Herre
"Hot in Herre" is a popular song and single performed by the hip-hop artist Nelly, and was released in 2002 as the first single on his album Nellyville. The song's producers were The Neptunes...
" had even peaked on the charts, radio stations already began playing "Dilemma" in July 2002. It quickly climbed up the US charts and replaced "Hot in Herre" at number one after seven weeks on the Hot 100, giving Nelly his second consecutive number one from Nellyville. The song had already reached number one on the Hot 100 before a video was ever shot as Nelly's record label did not expect the song to explode so fast and expected they could take their time with the video.
Track listings
These are the major formats for "Dilemma" :US Vinyl, 12", Promo
- "Dilemma" (clean) — 4:49
- "Dilemma" (dirty) — 4:49
- "Dilemma" (instrumental) — 4:49
- "Air Force Ones" (clean) — 5:04
- "Air Force Ones" (dirty) — 5:04
- "Air Force Ones" (instrumental) — 5:04
UK Promo CD
- "Dilemma" (radio edit) — 3:59
UK Maxi-CD
- "Dilemma" (album version) — 4:49
- "Dilemma" (Jason Nevins remix edit) — 4:30
- "Kings Highway" — 5:31
- "Dilemma" (video)
UK Vinyl, 12"
- "Dilemma" (radio edit) — 3:59
- "Dilemma" (G4orce radio edit) — 3:30
- "Dilemma" (Jason Nevins club mix) — 6:21
Europe Single
- "Dilemma" (album version) — 4:49
- "Kings Highway" — 5:31
Europe Maxi-CD
- "Dilemma (album version) — 4:49
- "Dilemma (Jason Nevins remix edit) — 4:30
- "Kings Highway" — 5:31
- "Dilemma" (video)
Europe Maxi-CD #2
- "Dilemma" (radio edit) — 3:59
- "Dilemma" (DJ Desue remix) — 4:15
- "Dilemma" (Jason Nevins remix edit) — 4:30
- "Kings Highway" — 5:31
- "Dilemma" (video)
Official versions
- "Dilemma" (album version / dirty / album version - explicit) — 4:49
- "Dilemma" (clean album version / clean) — 4:49
- "Dilemma" (radio edit) — 3:59
- "Dilemma" (instrumental) — 4:49
- "Dilemma" (DJ Desue remix) — 4:15
- "Dilemma" (G4orce radio edit) — 3:30
- "Dilemma" (Jason Nevins remix edit) — 4:30
- "Dilemma" (Jason Nevins club mix) — 6:21
Peak positions
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 1 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 3 |
| Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
3 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 10 |
| French Singles Chart | 6 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Hungarian Singles Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
2 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
Year-end charts
| End of year chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 45 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 9 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 27 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 33 |
| French Singles Chart | 45 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 27 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| End of year chart (2003) | Position |
| Australian Singles Chart | 26 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 53 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 66 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 56 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 71 |
| UK Singles Chart | 22 |
Decade-end charts
| End of decade chart (2000–2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
11 |
| German Singles Chart | 51 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 x Platinum | 2002 | 140,000 |
| Austria | Gold | December 31, 2002 | 30,000 |
| Belgium | Platinum | November 23, 2002 | 40,000 |
| Denmark | Gold | January 17, 2003 | 7,500 |
| France | Gold | 2003 | 250,000 |
| Germany | Gold | 2002 | 150,000 |
| Japan | Million (ringtones) | 2008 | 1,000,000 |
| Gold (cellphone downloads) | 2011 | 100,000 | |
| Netherlands | Gold | 2002 | 40,000 |
| New Zealand | Platinum | 2003 | 15,000 |
| Norway | 2 x Platinum | 2003 | 20,000 |
| Switzerland | Platinum | 2002 | 40,000 |
| UK | Platinum | November 8, 2002 | 600,000 |
Chart procession and succession
Papi Sánchez version
The song has been a merengueMerengue music
Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
version of the song in Spanish done by Papi Sanchez, under the title "Dilema". This version was released in March 2005 as second single form his album Enamorame. It was a minor hit in comparison with the original version.
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 16 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 8 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 66 |
| French Singles Chart | 20 |