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Ex-Factor
1998 single by Lauryn Hill
Ex-Factor
"Ex-Factor" is a song by American singer Lauryn Hill for her debut solo studio album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998). Written and produced by Hill herself, it is a soul song. The song features a sample of "Can It Be All So Simple" by Wu-Tang Clan, hence its songwriters are also credited. It has been claimed to be about Hill's former Fugees groupmate Wyclef Jean. The song was released as the second single from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on December 14, 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. Upon its release, "Ex-Factor" received widespread critical acclaim, with SPIN naming it the third best single of 1999. A commercial success, the song became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and reaching the top five on the UK singles chart. It won the Best R&B/Soul Single - Female award at the 2000 Soul Train Music Awards. Various publications have named it one of the best R&B songs of the 1990s, while both Time and...
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