▁ ▁An ▁R & B - f unk ▁song , ▁" F ight ing ▁T empt ation " ▁samples ▁Uncle ▁Lou ie ' s ▁" I ▁Like ▁F unk y ▁Music " ▁( 1 9 7 9 ). ▁L yr ically , ▁the ▁song ▁makes ▁reference ▁to ▁fighting ▁against ▁neg ativity ▁in ▁life ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁person ▁before ▁falling ▁in ▁love . ▁Music ▁critics ▁generally ▁received ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁positive ▁reception . ▁They ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁the ▁vocals ▁of ▁Bey on cé , ▁and ▁the ▁verse - ra ps . ▁" F ight ing ▁T empt ation " ▁received ▁attention ▁mainly ▁in ▁European ▁countries , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Switzerland . ▁The ▁accomp any ing ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁An tt i ▁J ok inen . ▁ ▁Context ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁basically ▁about ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁women ' s ▁strict ▁" no ▁sex " ▁rule ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁plot ▁where ▁the ▁female ▁lead , ▁L illy ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Bey on cé ) ▁ab st ains ▁from ▁being ▁int imate ▁with ▁her ▁love ▁interest ▁( C uba ▁Good ing ▁Jr .). ▁ ▁Con ception ▁" F ight ing ▁T empt ation " ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁sound track ▁album ▁of ▁The ▁Fight ing ▁T empt ations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁movie . ▁As