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Answer Songs

Answer songs are songs that are made in response to a previous song sung by another artist. In the original song, the artist might poses a question, raises an issue, or "disses" someone, and another singer would reply in a second song. It is most often in the form of a female response to an original hit by a male artist, and popular amongst the R&B/Hip-Hop music genre.

Below are some recent well-known answer songs:

Original Song: "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston (2007)
Answer Song: "Beautiful Girls" by JoJo


OS: "So Sick" by Neyo (2005)
AS: "So Sick" by Lil' Bit


OS: "Let Me Love You" by Mario (2005)
AS: "I Could Let You Love Me" by the Tempramentals


OS: "I Don't Wanna Know" by Mario Winans (2004)
AS: "You Should Really Know" by the Pirates