It Wasn't Me

"It Wasn't Me" is the first single from Jamaican-American reggae musician Shaggy's fifth studio album, Hot Shot (2000). The song features vocals from RikRok (credited as Rickardo "RikRok" Ducent). The lyrics of the song depict one man (portrayed by RikRok) asking his friend (portrayed by Shaggy) what to do after his girlfriend caught him cheating on her with "the girl next door". His friend/Shaggy's character's advice is to deny everything, despite clear evidence to the contrary, with the phrase "It wasn't me."

This article is about the song by Shaggy. For the song by Solé, see It Wasn't Me (Solé song). For the song by Chuck Berry, see Fresh Berry's.
Not to be confused with It Ain't Me.

"It Wasn't Me"
Single by Shaggy featuring RikRok
from the album Hot Shot
B-side"Dance & Shout"
Released7 November 2000 (2000-11-07)
StudioRanch (Valley Stream, New York)
GenreReggae
Length3:47
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Orville Burrell
  • Rickardo Ducent
  • Shaun Pizzonia
  • Brian Thompson
Producer(s)Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
"Luv Me, Luv Me"
(1998)		 "It Wasn't Me"
(2000)		 "Angel"
(2001)
RikRok singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me"
(2000)		 "Your Eyes"
(2004)

"It Wasn't Me" was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 7 November 2000 and has been regarded as Shaggy's breakthrough in the pop market. It is his highest-charting song to date, topping the charts in Australia, Flanders, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was the best-selling single of 2001 in the UK, selling over 1.15 million copies that year and over 1.42 million as of 2017.

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