I Don't Want You Back

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I Don't Want You Back is the debut album by male R&B singer Eamon released in the U.S. on February 17, 2004.

Chart success

Eamon's debut single, "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)", immediately caught the attention of radio stations when it was released in the U.S. in late 2003 due to its stripped down production and edited profanities about an ex-lover who was two-timing the singer. Jive Zomba fast tracked the release of a video for the song and commissioned an album for release in early 2004. The single reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and the popularity of the song helped the album I Don't Want You Back debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The success of the song in the U.S. prompted Jive Zomba to also release the song internationally where it went to #1 in Australia, the UK, New Zealand, and Sweden.

"Fuck It" is also one of the most controversial songs due to excessive use of profanity.

Both the success of the single and the controversial nature of its lyrics prompted production of an answer single "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" by a female singer named Frankee who claimed to be Eamon's ex-girlfriend. While Eamon initially claimed to have selected her to record the song at an audition, he later stated that his only involvement was clearing the use of the music.

The song received a Guiness World Record for most expletives in a #1 song.

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