• This song is about women who marry for money and security. Jamie Foxx played Ray Charles in the film 'Ray'. In this song he interpolates (sings the part of) Ray Charles' 'I Got a Woman'.
• This song won a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. It lost the Record of the Year category to Green Day's 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams'
• Kanye West, Ray Charles, & Renald Richard share writing credits on the song. Kanye West & Jon Brion produced the track.
• The single was released on August 8th, 2005, certified double platinum by the RIAA, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart from September 17th, 2005 to November 19th, 2005.
• The music video was directed by Hype Williams, stars model Veronica Rodriguez, and was nominated for 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Best Hip Hop Video.
• Originally the music video had scenes with the models holding daggers, but MTV refused to air the video so it was replaced by light.