 " Fighting Temptation " charted in mainland Europe in early 2004 . In the Netherlands it debuted at number twenty on the Dutch Top 40 in January 2004 . The following week , it ascended to number thirteen , which became its peak position . " Fighting Temptations " reached a high point of number thirty @-@ seven on its sixth week on the Belgian Singles Chart ( Flanders ) . It charted for a total of seven consecutive weeks until mid @-@ April 2004 . On August 29 , 2004 , the single debuted and peaked at number forty @-@ two on the Swiss Singles Chart . 
