The title of the song refers to the original by 2Pac , where he speaks of himself and his gun as "'96 Bonnie & Clyde". It contains elements of the songs Me and My Girlfriend by 2Pac and If I Was Your Girlfriend by Prince .
'03 Bonnie & Clyde was released as a single in 2002 and reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Jay-Z's second top ten single and Beyoncé's first. It peaked at number 2 in the UK and became a number one hit in Switzerland , as well as achieving top placements in many countries around the world. It is included as a bonus track on Beyoncé's debut solo album Dangerously in Love .
The song sparked a conflict between Jay-Z and Toni Braxton as if this claiming it contained the same sample of Tupac Shakur song Me and My Girlfriend , she in her song Me & My Boyfriend on the album More Than a Woman already in use have. Producer Kanye West denied this claim, saying he was unaware of Braxton's version. Later disste West Toni Braxton song A Million by 2005, a similar text had the play A Million & One Question by Jay-Z.
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