I'm trying to figure out the title and artist of a song heard in
the background of a recent Malcolm in the Middle episode.

The episode aired on December 9th 2001, and is entitled Health Scare.
See http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-248/epid-100653/
for further details.

Reese and Malcolm have snuck out of the house to go to a party with
Catholic school girls.  There is a scene where Reese and Malcolm are
seen leaving the party, with the song I am interested in playing in
the background.  What's that song?

I figure that seeing as they are at a party, it must be contemporary,
and so popular when the episode was made - approx September/October
2001?

I can make out only the following lyrics:
...big  shot/
never gonna get that something...

It's a woman singing.

Thanks!