"Video" is the first single released by American singer-songwriter

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, from her debut album, ''

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''. The song also contains a sample of "Fun" by

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and a sample of "

Top Billin' "Top Billin'" is a single for American hip-hop duo Audio Two, released as the B-side of the single "Make It Funky" from the album '' What More Can I Say?'' It was released before First Priority Music inked a distribution deal with Atlantic Reco ...

" by

Audio Two Audio Two was the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for its first hit "Top Billin'". History The duo's debut single, "Make it Funky", was released in 1987, but it was ...

. It became her most successful song to date on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked in the top 50. In

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, "Video" was nominated for four

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Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

, Song of the Year,

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, and Best R&B Song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other appearances

The song is heard in the third episode of the first season of '' The Newsroom''. The song is also heard in an episode of ''

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'' ("Makeover"), when Penny is giving a make-over to one of the Gross sisters.

Release history

References

2001 debut singles 2001 songs Motown singles India Arie songs Songs written by India Arie Songs written by Shannon Sanders Body image in popular culture {{2000s-single-stub