Honestly, the early 2000s were a fever dream. If you weren't there, it’s hard to explain how a single song could polarize an entire generation of teenagers, but Frankee F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back) did exactly that. It was the "answer song" that basically nuked the charts in 2004.
You probably remember the setup. A singer named Eamon released "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)," a raw, profanity-laced anthem about a cheating ex-girlfriend. It was everywhere. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a girl named Frankee dropped a response track using the exact same melody, claiming to be that very ex-girlfriend.
She wasn't holding back. She called his "performance" in the bedroom "whack." She claimed she was the one who cheated because he wasn't stepping up. It was petty, it was vicious, and everyone bought into it.
The Marketing Genius (and Lie) of Frankee F.U.R.B.
Here is the thing: they never actually dated. Yeah, the whole "scorned lovers" narrative was basically a massive marketing stunt cooked up by the labels. Eamon later admitted he had never even met Frankee before the song came out.
He was actually pretty annoyed about it at first. He told MTV back in the day that while he got paid royalties—since he’s technically a writer on her song by copyright law—the lie that she was his ex became "annoying" fast.
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The industry call this an "answer record." It's a tradition that goes back to the 50s and 60s, but the Frankee and Eamon saga took it to a weird, litigious extreme. Even though the "beef" was manufactured, the money was very real.
Why the Song Hit So Hard
People loved the drama. You've got to understand that in 2004, we didn't have TikTok for immediate clapbacks. We had the radio.
- The Shock Factor: The song broke records for profanity.
- The Gender War: It felt like a public trial where everyone had to pick a side.
- The Beat: That simple, melodic R&B loop was incredibly infectious.
The track actually hit Number One in the UK and Australia, knocking Eamon's original version off the top spot. It was the first time an answer song had ever done that. Talk about awkward.
Where is Frankee Now?
Most people assume she just vanished into the "one-hit wonder" ether. That’s mostly true in terms of music. After her debut album, The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, failed to produce another massive hit, she mostly stepped away from the spotlight.
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Her real name is Nicole Francine Spinelli. If you ran into her today on the streets of New York, you wouldn't find her in a recording studio.
As of 2025, reports confirmed she has been serving as a police officer in the NYPD for years. She’s a mom of two living in Staten Island. It’s a wild career pivot—from screaming profanities at a "fake" ex on the radio to patrolling the streets of New York.
The Legacy of the Feud
Looking back, the Frankee F.U.R.B. era was a masterclass in how to capture the public's attention with a narrative, even if that narrative is built on a foundation of total nonsense.
It also highlighted a weird loophole in the music industry. Since Eamon's song was already a hit, the label just had to clear the "sampling" of the melody. They didn't need his permission to pretend they were dating. They just needed his music.
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Eamon eventually took his royalties and moved on. Frankee got her fifteen minutes of fame and then traded the microphone for a badge.
If you're looking to revisit this bit of 2000s history, keep these facts in mind so you don't get sucked into the old marketing trap.
- Check the songwriting credits. Eamon is listed on Frankee's track because he owns the melody, not because they collaborated.
- Listen for the "whack" line. It remains one of the most brutal—and likely invented—insults in pop history.
- Appreciate the hustle. Whether you like the song or not, the labels managed to sell the same song twice to the same audience by just changing the lyrics.
The era of the "answer song" might be over in its traditional form, but the pettiness of the Eamon and Frankee feud lives on in every diss track and "story time" video we see today. It was the blueprint for the modern attention economy.
To truly understand the impact, go back and listen to the lyrics of both songs side-by-side. You'll notice how Frankee systematically dismantles every claim Eamon made, point by point. It’s almost surgical in its pettiness. Even if it was all for show, the execution was flawless for the time.
Final takeaway: don't believe everything you hear on a catchy R&B hook, especially if it involves a "confessional" breakup story from 2004.