Kiss You Back
| "Kiss You Back" | ||||
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| File:Kiss You Back.jpg | ||||
| Single by Digital Underground | ||||
| from the album Sons of the P | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | The Underground Production Squad | |||
| Digital Underground singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Kiss You Back" on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
"Kiss You Back" is a song written by Shock G, Money-B, George Clinton Jr. and Philippé Wynne, and performed by American hip hop group Digital Underground. It was released in 1991 through Tommy Boy Records as the lead single from the group's second full-length studio album Sons of the P. Produced and mixed by D.U. in-house production team credited as The Underground Production Squad, it contains a sample from Funkadelic's song "(Not Just) Knee Deep".
The song made it to number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 50 on the Radio Songs, number 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 5 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 7 on the Dance Singles Sales charts in the United States. It also peaked at number 31 in New Zealand. On March 5, 1992, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone.
Released a year after the group's breakthrough single "The Humpty Dance", "Kiss You Back" became Digital Underground's second single to reached the US top-40.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kiss You Back" (Smack On The Cheek Mix) | |
| 2. | "Kiss You Back" (LP Mix) | |
| 3. | "Kiss You Back" (Full French Kiss Mix) | |
| 4. | "Kiss You Back" (Smackapella Mix) |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — vocals, executive producer, illustration
- Ronald "Money-B" Brooks — vocals
- The Underground Production Squad — producers, mixing
- Atron Gregory — executive producer
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 97 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 31 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 40 |
| US Radio Songs (Billboard)[5] | 50 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 13 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] | 5 |
| US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] | 7 |
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ "Digital Underground – Kiss You Back". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Digital Underground – Kiss You Back at Discogs (list of releases)
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