Thick of It

"Thick of It" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr., and Jazmine Sullivan for her thirteenth studio album Strength of a Woman (2017), while production was helmed by Camper. The song embodies portions of the song "Give a Little Love" (1975) by Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers. Due to the inclusion of the sample, John Goodison and Phil Wainman are also credited as songwriters. The song was released as the lead single from the album on October 7, 2016 . "Thick of It" went to number one on the US Adult R&B Songs chart.

This article is about the Mary J. Blige song. For British TV series, see The Thick of It.

"Thick of It"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Strength of a Woman
Released	October 7, 2016
Recorded	2016
Length	4:02
Label	Capitol Matriarch
Songwriter(s)	Mary J. Blige Darhyl Camper Jr. Jazmine Sullivan John Goodison Phil Wainman
Producer(s)	DJ Camper
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Doubt" (2015) "Thick of It" (2016) "American Skin (41 Shots)" (2016)
Music video
"Thick of It" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "Thick of It" was directed by Dennis Leupold.[1] It was released on November 7, 2016.[2][3]

Track listing

Digital download[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thick of It"	4:02

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Strength of a Woman.[5]

Mary J. Blige – vocals, writer David D. Brown – backing vocals Marshall Bryant – recording assistant Darhyl Camper Jr. – producer, writer Maddox Chhim – mixing assistant John Goodison – writer Jaymz Hardy-Martin III – recording

Charles "Prince Charlez" Hinshaw – backing vocals Jon Nettlesbey – recording assistant Jaycen Joshua – mixing David Nakaji – mixing assistant Jazmine Sullivan – backing vocals, writer Phil Wainman – writer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peak position US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] 1 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] 17 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 47 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[10] 41 Chart (2017) Position US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[11] 7

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref
United States	October 7, 2016	Digital download	Capitol Records	[4]

References

1. "Mary J. Blige – Thick Of It". OnSmash.com. 2016-11-07. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
2. "New Video: Mary J. Blige – 'Thick of It' - HipHop-N-More". Hiphop-n-more.com. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
3. "R&B Music Video: Mary J. Blige - Thick of It - Singersroom.com". Singersroom.com. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
4. "Mary J. Blige – Thick of It". iTunes Store (US). October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
5. Strength of a Woman (Media notes). Mary J. Blige. Captiol. 2017.CS1 maint: others (link)
6. "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
7. "Mary J Blige Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
8. "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
9. "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
10. "2016 Year End Chart: ADULT R&B SONGS". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
11. "2017 Year End Chart: ADULT R&B SONGS". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics