"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on July 3, 1999. It was No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, peaked at No. 7 on the top 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The music video was directed by Kevin Bray. Houston won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for this song. The song reached No.3 in the United Kingdom in March 1999 and stayed in the chart for 15 weeks, while also being a hugely popular radio hit there.
The song examines a woman confronting her lover about his infidelity.
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