Need a title and artist for this one . . .

I'm guessing this song came out somewhere between 1997-2002.

I remember hearing it first during an opening highlight of US Open tennis on CBS featuring Venus Williams and other players.

Medium to medium fast song - It opens with a very heavy bass clef piano groove - a very urban sound. Here are the piano groove notes (play in bass clef for full effect): D sharp quarter note - D sharp quarter note - A sharp eighth note - A sharp eighth note - F quarter note - F quarter note - F eighth note - F eighth note - F sixteenth note - F sixteenth note - F sixteenth note (REPEAT)

Then, what seems like a female voice or young adolescent male voice comes in and the only lyric I remember repeats "I want to thank you . . . . ." over and over. There are other lyrics, but it was more of a minimalist dance-groove kinda song. Might of been something about being a hero or something.

This tune might have even appeared in a Nike commerial, but I wouldn't swear to that.

Anything here ring a bell to give me a title and artist?

Not sure if this is the one you're looking for, but there's "Thank You" by Dido.

"My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I,
Got out of bed at all,
The morning rain clouds up my window,
And I can't see at all,
And even if I could it'd all be grey,
But your picture on my wall,
It reminds me that it's not so bad,
It's not so bad.

I drank too much last night, got bills to pay,
My head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today,
I'm late for work again,
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply,
That I might not last the day,
And then you call me and it's not so bad,
It's not so bad.

And I want to thank you,
For giving me the best day of my life,
And oh, just to be with you,
Is having the best day of my life.

Push the door, I'm home at last,
And I'm soaking through and through,
Then you handed me a towel,
And all I see is you,
And even if my house falls down now,
I wouldn't have a clue,
Because you're near me.

And I want to thank you,
For giving me the best day of my life,
And oh, just to be with you,
Is having the best day of my life.

And I want to thank you,
For giving me the best day of my life,
And oh, just to be with you,
Is having the best day of my life."

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Side note: This song was sampled by Eminem in his "Stan" song.

Thanks for your reply. I've listened to the song but that's not it.

Here are some artists that it is NOT:

Natalie Merchant
Christina Aguleria
Nikka Costa
Dido
Kaci Brown
Chante Moore

Keep trying, though!