"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" is a single by American

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. It was released on May 21, 2002 as the second single from Diddy's and

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, '' We Invented the Remix'' (2002). It is a sequel to the single "

I Need a Girl (Part One) "I Need a Girl (Part One)" is a single by American rapper P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon from the album '' We Invented the Remix''. In 2004, the song was featured on the Bad Boys compilation ''R&B Hits''. Along with "I Need a Girl (Part Two) ...

", released a few months prior. The song includes guest appearances from

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and Tammy Ruggeri. It was written by

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, Chauncey Hawkins,

, Frankie Romano, Michael Carlos Jones and

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and produced by Mario Winans and Diddy. Just like with "I Need a Girl (Part One)", the music video was directed by

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. "Part Two" peaked at number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It also charted on the

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at number four. With the song's success on the charts, P. Diddy achieved the rare occurrence of having both parts of the song become big hits.

Background

It samples P. Diddy's line "Now the Sun don't shine for ever, but as long as it's here then we might as well shine together" from his 1997 song "Victory" featuring

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and

Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver ...

from his debut album '' No Way Out'' (1997), released under the stage name Puff Daddy.

Sequels

On February 17, 2012, Mario Winans and German rapper Kay One released a "Part Three" to the song. In Germany, "Part Three" peaked at number 29. A female-themed equivalent of the song was released by Dani and Phaedra, titled "I'm That Girl". Tyga recorded a part three from the song on his 2018 album ''

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''. Diddy’s later collaboration with

Ozuna Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado (; born March 13, 1992), known simply by his surname Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer. Five of his studio albums have topped the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, with ''Aura'' (2018) charting at number seven on ...

and

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, "Eres Top" (from Ozuna’s '' Nibiru'' album), samples the main instrumental hook from "I Need A Girl (Part Two)".

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Weekly charts

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BMI songwriter info
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