尼力在接受采访时表示，《Dilemma》是在他的第二张录音室专辑《Nellyville》完成制作时被收录进来的。在专辑完成时有一位不知名的制作人向尼力递交了一份这首歌曲的框架。而当尼力听到歌曲的节奏时，便喜欢上了这首歌曲。他补充了歌曲的其余部分，完成了整首歌曲的谱写。而在之后进入录音室时，尼力改变了自身的想法，他认为需要找到一位女歌手来参与到这首歌曲的合作。他想到了好友凯莉·罗兰，并一直坚持与其合作的观点。尼力以电话的方式联系到了她，之后才有了这首歌曲的诞生。
公告牌音乐奖年度Hot 100歌曲、年度说唱歌曲（提名）（2002）
Dilemma - Nelly/Kelly Rowland
Uh uh
Check it check it
Uh uh
I love you and I need you
Nelly I love you I do
Need you
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Boy ya know I'm crazy over you
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Ya know I'm crazy over you
I met this chick and
She just moved right up the block from me
And she got the hots for me
The finest thing I've ever seen
But oh no no she gotta man and a son though
But that's okay 'cause I
Wait for my cue and just listen play my position like
A short stop pick up everything mommy hittin'
And in no time
I'm gonna make this friend mine
And that's for sure
'Cause I I never been the type to break-up a happy home
But somethin' 'bout baby gurl
I just can't leave alone
So tell me ma what's it gonna be she said
"You don't know what you mean to me"
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Boy ya know I'm crazy over you
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Ya know I'm crazy over you
I see a lot and you lookin' I never say a word
I know how niggas thought trippin'
And hurt up on their girls
And there's no way-ay Nelly go
(I ain't fightin' ova no dame)
Fight over no dame-ame as you can see
But I like your steeze your style
Your whole demeanor
The way you come through and holla
And swoop me in his two-seater
Now that's gangsta
And I got special ways to thank ya
Don't you forget it
But it ain't that easy for you to pack up and leave him
But you and me got ties for different reasons
I respect that
And right before I turned to leave
She said she said she said
"You don't know what you mean to me"
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Boy ya know I'm crazy over you
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Ya know I'm crazy over you
Sing it for me Kelly
And I love you word
And I need you Nelly I love you
I do come on girl and it's more than you'll ever know
Boy it's for sure you can always count on my love
Forever more yeah
East coast sunny ya shakin' right
Down south funny ya your bouncin' right
West coast sunny ya walkin' right
You don't know what you mean to me
Mid west I see ya swingin' right
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Boy ya know I'm crazy over you
No matter what I do
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Ya know I'm crazy over you
East coast sunny ya shakin' right
Down south funny ya your bouncin' right
West coast sunny ya walkin' right
You don't know what you mean to me
Mid west I see ya swingin' right
East coast ya still shakin' right
Down south I see your bouncin' right dirty