the fugees sang killing me softly on december 13, 1995.
when did the fugees sing killing me softly?
december 13, 1995
the second single, "killing me softly" was released may 31, 1996. proving to be the most successful single from the album, it instantly reached number two on the "billboard" hot 100, as well as number one on the uk singles chart. initially, the song was to be titled "killing them softly", and though alluding to charles fox and norman gimbel's "killing me softly with his song", it was originally not intended to be a cover; however, the original writers refused permission for the rewrite of their song, but did allow the fugees to do a cover version. in 1997, "killing me softly" won the fugees a grammy award for best r&b performance by duo or group.
the score (fugees album)
the video, directed by aswad ayinde and based on lauryn hill's ideas, never came out commercially in america. it features roberta flack.





























section::::fugees version.:bounty killer remix.





























the fugees recorded a dancehall version with bounty killer rapping and hill singing a rewritten chorus. however, they did not receive permission to release it on "the score".





























section::::fugees version.:track listing.





























uk cd1





























bullet::::1. "killing me softly" – 4:03





























bullet::::2. "killing me softly" – 4:03





























bullet::::3. "cowboys" – 3:35





























bullet::::4. "nappy heads" – 3:49





























uk cd2





























bullet::::1. "killing me softly" – 4:16





























bullet::::2. "fu-gee-la" – 4:15





























bullet::::3. "vocab" – 4:07





























bullet::::4. "vocab" – 5:54
killing me softly with his song