Maybe I Deserve

"Maybe I Deserve" is a song written, produced and performed by American R&B singer Tank,^[3][4] issued as the first single from his debut studio album Force of Nature (2001). The song is his biggest hit to date on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 38 in 2001.^[5]

"Maybe I Deserve"
Single by Tank
from the album Force of Nature
Released	February 10, 2001
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	5:00 (album version) 4:09 (single edit)[2]
Label	Blackground
Songwriter(s)	Durrell Babbs[3]
Producer(s)	Durrell Babbs[4]
Tank singles chronology
"Freaky" (2000) "Maybe I Deserve" (2001) "Slowly" (2001)
Music video
"Maybe I Deserve" on VH1.com

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, Jon Caramanica, writing for The New York Times, commented that the track “remains his best song. It’s a vicious self-flagellation in which he concedes that his woman has earned the right to torture him by flirting (or more) with another man, a punishment for his own misdeeds”.^[6]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Jeremy Rall.^[7]

Track listings

CD single

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Maybe I Deserve" (Album Version)	Durrell "Tank" Babbs	5:01
2.	"Maybe I Deserve" (Budda Remix)	Tank Bud'da[a]	5:09
3.	"Maybe I Deserve" (Budda Remix Instrumental)	Tank Bud'da[a]	5:10

Notes

• ^{^a} denotes additional producer(s)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Maybe I Deserve" Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[8] 38 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Maybe I Deserve" Chart (2001) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 27