"Real Life Fantasy", abbreviated occasionally as "R.L.F.", is the first official single from

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's seventh

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, '' Pain Is Love 2''. The original song samples "

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" by

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but the final album version does not, this is because the sample was denied. The song was released on December 13, 2011. Three versions of this song were made; the first one was said to be only 30% complete and the other was just a promo. The final version premiered on November 11, 2011, on Ja Rule's

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the Queen sample was omitted from this version.

Music video

The music video for "Real Life Fantasy" was filmed in May 2011. The song's

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was directed by

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, who also directed many of Ja Rule's previous videos, such as "

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", "Murda 4 Life", "Daddy's Little Baby", "How Many Wanna Die", " Between Me and You", " Put It On Me", " Body" and " Wonderful". It was released on February 1, 2012 on WorldStarHipHop.com and was viewed over 3 million times in the first 24 hours.

Track listing

;Digital download # "Real Life Fantasy" (featuring Anita Louise) – 3:38

References

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