The Fix (song)

"The Fix"
Single by Nelly featuring Jeremih
Released	August 14, 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Electro-R&B[1]
Length	2:53
Label	RECORDS
Writer(s)	Cornell Haynes, Jr. Jeremih Felton Dijon McFarlane Mikely Adams Ceresia Blanchard Devon Bell Kaleb Rollins Marvin Gaye Odell Brown David Ritz
Producer(s)	DJ Mustard Mike Free
Nelly singles chronology
"Get like Me" (2013) "The Fix" (2015) "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed" (2015)
Jeremih singles chronology "Freak of the Week" (2015) "The Fix" (2015) "Oui" (2015)

"The Fix" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Nelly featuring American singer Jeremih. The track is produced by DJ Mustard and Mike Free and samples Marvin Gaye's 1982 hit song "Sexual Healing".^[2] The song came to fruition as a result of Nelly and DJ Mustard having the same publisher, who made sure all references to the interpolation contained within "The Fix" were cleared before it was released.^[3]

Background

The song premiered on August 6, 2015,^[4] and was released for digital download on August 14.^[5]

Commercial performance

"The Fix" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated September 5, 2015 at number 86.^[6] Its chart debut was fueled by first-week digital download sales of 42,000 copies.^[7] As of January 2016, "The Fix" has been certified Gold from RIAA for selling 500,000 copies domestically.^[8]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the track was directed by Aristotle and filmed at the Sheats Goldstein Residence in Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, California.^[9] It was released on September 24, 2015.^[9]

Track listing

Digital download^[5][10]

• "The Fix" (featuring Jeremih) (Explicit) – 2:53
• "The Fix" (featuring Jeremih) (Clean) – 2:53

Balkan Beat Box Remix – single

1. "The Fix" (featuring Jeremih) [Balkan Beat Box Remix] [Clean] – 2:48

Balkan Beat Box Remix – single

1. "The Fix" (featuring Jeremih) [Balkan Beat Box Remix] [Explicit] – 2:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]	88
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[13]	46
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[14]	48
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15]	15
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16]	82
US Billboard Hot 100[17]	62
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18]	20
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19]	30
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[20]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[21]	61

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Double Platinum	Expression error: Missing operand for *.
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	Gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)[24]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	August 14, 2015	Digital download[5]	RECORDS
	August 18, 2015	Rhythmic contemporary radio[25]

References

1. "Nelly premieres new single in St. Louis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
2. http://www.whosampled.com/Nelly/The-Fix/
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB34xDOweaY
4. "New Music: Nelly feat. Jeremih – 'The Fix'". Rap-Up. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
5. "The Fix (feat. Jeremih) - Single by Nelly". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
6. "The Hot 100: The Week of September 5, 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
7. Mendizabal, Amaya (August 26, 2015). "Late Rapper Chinx Debuts at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
8. http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=NELLY#search_section
9. "Video: Nelly feat. Jeremih – 'The Fix'". Rap-Up. September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
10. "The Fix (feat. Jeremih) - Single by Nelly". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
11. "Australian-charts.com – Nelly feat. Jeremih – The Fix". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
12. "Nelly – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Nelly. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
13. "Ultratop.be – Nelly feat. Jeremih – The Fix" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
14. "Ultratop.be – Nelly feat. Jeremih – The Fix" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
15. "Charts.org.nz – Nelly feat. Jeremih – The Fix". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
16. "Archive Chart: 2015-08-21" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
17. "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Nelly. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
18. "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Nelly. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
19. "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Nelly. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
20. "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Nelly. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
21. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
22. Ryan, Gavin (October 24, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise11. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
23. "New Zealand single certifications – Nelly – The Fix". Recorded Music NZ.
24. url=http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=nelly#search_section
25. "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Retrieved 11 August 2015.

External links

• Music video on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics