"Stay Fly" is the first single from

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group

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's 2005 album ''

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''. The song peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 to become the group's biggest hit. The track, which samples "Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold" by

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, features fellow Memphis rap duo

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and

Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He signed with Birdman's Cash Money Records in 1997, formed the hip hop collective UTP with Juvenile and Soulja Slim in 2000, and j ...

, a member of

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. The single helped propel ''Most Known Unknown'' to

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platinum status. The single itself achieved 2x-platinum RIAA certification status on December 11, 2006.

Music video

The video features an appearance from newly recruited

member

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. Remix featured Southern rappers such as

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and Three 6 Mafia affiliate

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(Juicy J, DJ Paul & Crunchy Black all return with new verses). The "Bay Area Remix" features

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. The

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version (done by Michael 5000 Watts) features part of the instrumental of "Pussy Got Ya Hooked".

Controversy

Three 6 Mafia has previously rapped about the devil in its music before, such as on ''

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''. Due to this, and the group's name being an allusion to the mark of the beast "

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" in the Bible, there is a misconception that the song's sample of

's "Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold" says "Lucifer, you're my king, you're my father" instead of the actual lyrics "you're my pride, you're my king, you're my father."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* 2005 singles 2005 songs Three 6 Mafia songs Young Buck songs Songs about cannabis Songs written by Juicy J Songs written by DJ Paul Songs written by Young Buck Songs written by Willie Hutch Obscenity controversies in music {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub