"Absolutely Not" is a song by the Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Eric Johnson, Darren Christopher Jennings, Ahmad Russell, Tiffany Palmer, Eric Jones, and James Glasco and produced by Johnson and Jennings for the soundtrack to the comedy film Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). Released as a single in June 2001, "Absolutely Not" was most successful on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, where remixes by Hex Hector spent two weeks at number one in September of that year.

"Absolutely Not"
Single by Deborah Cox
from the album Dr. Dolittle 2
ReleasedJune 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)[1]
Length4:06
LabelJ
Songwriters
  • Eric Johnson
  • Darren Christopher Jennings
  • Ahmad Russell
  • Tiffany Palmer
  • Eric Jones
  • James Glasco
Producers
  • Eric "Donovan East" Johnson
  • D. Christopher "Dip Q" Jennings
Deborah Cox singles chronology
"We Can't Be Friends"
(1999)
"Absolutely Not"
(2001)
"Mr. Lonely"
(2002)

In 2002, "Absolutely Not" was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Dance Recording, losing to Hatiras's "Spaced Invader".[2] Hex Hector's "Chanel Mix" was later included on Cox's 2002 studio album The Morning After. In 2020, the Hex Hector remix of the song was used as a Lipsync for Your Life number in the third episode of Canada's Drag Race, in which Cox was a guest host.[3]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4]1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2001) Position
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[5] 12

See also

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References

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  1. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1407. June 22, 2001. pp. 49, 55.
  2. "Past Nominees + Winners". Juno Awards. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  3. Kevin O'Keeffe, "'Canada's Drag Race’ Episode 3 recap: Baby I'm sorry (I'm not sorry)". Daily Xtra, July 16, 2020.
  4. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. "The Year in Music 2001: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-48.
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