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Fu-Gee-La is een nummer van de Amerikaanse r&b-groep Fugees uit 1996. Het is de eerste single van hun tweede studioalbum The Score.

Het nummer bevat een sample uit "If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right" van Rasmey Lewis. Het refrein is gesampled uit "Ooo La La La" van Teena Marie. In de Amerikaanse Billboard Hot 100 behaalde "Fu-Gee-La" een bescheiden 29e positie. Het nummer werd vooral in Europa een hit. In de Nederlandse Top 40 haalde het de 7e positie, en in de Vlaamse Ultratop 50 de 14e.

"Fu-Gee-La" is a song by American hip-hop trio, Fugees, released on December 13, 1995, by Ruffhouse Records, as the lead single from their second and final album, The Score (1996). Produced by Salaam Remi, it contains a sample of "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)" by Ramsey Lewis, while its chorus contains an interpolation of "Ooo La La La" by Teena Marie. Immediately following this is a sample of "Shakiyla (JRH)" by the Poor Righteous Teachers.

Several remixes of the song, including the "Refugee Camp Remix" and the "Sly & Robbie Remix", which features a young Akon, also appear on The Score. The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Fugees' highest position on the chart, and peaked at number one on the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The music video was filmed in Jamaica. "Fu-Gee-La" has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2016, the Weeknd sampled it on the song "Sidewalks", additionally Jay-Z sampled it on his song "Moonlight" from 4:44. Trey Songz also interpolates the song on his single "Na Na".