<P> `` Return of the Mack '' is a song written and recorded by the German - born British R&B singer Mark Morrison . It was released in the United Kingdom in March 1996 and topped the UK Singles Chart a month later . It reached the # 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart and # 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early - Summer 1997 for one week behind `` MMMBop '' by Hanson , and went Platinum . </P>
what year did return of the mack come out
1996