Released May 16, 2000 Recorded 1998–1999 Length 4:03 | Format CD single Genre R&B Label Arista | |
"Wifey" is the first single from the R&B group "Next's" album Welcome II Nextasy. It featured additional uncredited vocals by Lil' Mo and was released on May 16, 2000. The song's peak lasted for one week at #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at #7 on the U.S. pop chart on August 29, 2000, after reaching the Top 40 on June 6, 2000. In 2001, the song won an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award for "Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs".
Music video
Directed by Jeff Richter, the video shows imagery of the band members treating their significant women with care as the video cuts to a stage where the guys along with three female dancers appear and perform on the stage. It then shows each member of the group attracting a woman ranging from velvet ropes outside a club, the bedroom and in the bathroom when the woman soaks in the bathtub.