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his appearance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, performing the
Beatles's "I Saw Her Standing There" on drums with Sting, Dave
Matthews, and Vince Gill. Williams received two Grammy Awards
that night, one for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, and another
for Best Pop Vocal Album for his work on Justin Timberlake's hit
album Justified. They also gained their first UK number one, again
with Nelly, and "Flap Your Wings".
In September 2004, Williams was featured on the Snoop Dogg single
"Drop It Like It's Hot." The song would eventually peak at number
one on the Billboard Hot 100 two months later, marking Williams's
first number one single in the United States. The song was named
"Rap Song of the Decade" by Billboard in 2009.

Williams and American astronaut Leland D. Melvinpresent a
montage to record producer Quincy Jones.
On September 9, 2005, Williams performed the opening single from
his first solo album In My Mind, "Can I Have It Like That",
featuring Gwen Stefani. The single did poorly in the US, reaching
only number 48. It fared better in the UK, reaching number three.
Between then and the July 25, 2006 release of In My Mind, he
released "Angel" (in Europe only), and later "Number One"
with Kanye West. Several songs leaked to the internet before the
album release, most notably "Mamacita" featuring Daddy Yankee,
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