Do Me!

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"Do Me!"
Single by Bell Biv DeVoe
from the album Poison
ReleasedJune 10, 1990
GenreNew jack swing[1]
Length4:33
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Carl Bourelly
Bell Biv DeVoe singles chronology
"Poison"
(1990)
"Do Me!"
(1990)
"B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?"
(1990)

"Do Me!" is a song by American musical group Bell Biv DeVoe. The song was released in 1990 as the second single from the group's debut album, Poison (1990). A remix is included on the group's WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album, released in 1991. "Do Me!" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number eight in New Zealand while also charting in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Composition

According to Billboard, the song is about sex.[2]

Release and reception

In June 1990, "Do Me!" entered the US

Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[4][5] The song ranked at number 11 on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1990.[6]

Legacy

Davitt Sigerson called the song a "landmark in priapic obsession," and added, "If the true spirit of the male love jones could speak, its words would be B.B.D.'s: 'Slap it up, flip it, rub it down, oh no!'"[7]

Track listings

7-inch vinyl (US, UK)

  1. "Do Me!" – 4:33
  2. "Do Me!" (instrumental) – 4:33

12-inch vinyl (US)

  1. "Do Me!" (Mentality Hip Hop remix) – 8:53
  2. "Do Me!" (East Coast Mental mix) – 5:37
  3. "Do Me!" (Smoothed Out version) – 3:15

CD maxi single (US)

  1. "Do Me!" (Mentality Hip Hop remix) – 8:53
  2. "Do Me!" (East Coast Mental mix) – 5:37
  3. "Do Me!" (Smoothed Out version) – 3:15
  4. "Do Me!" (Mental mix) – 6:17

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 10, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
MCA [citation needed]
Japan July 25, 1990 Mini-CD [16]
United Kingdom September 10, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[17]
September 17, 1990 12-inch remix vinyl [18]

In popular culture

"Do Me!" was featured during a scene in the 2002

Supernatural
.

References

  1. Rovi
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  2. ^ M. Tye Comer; Mariel Concepcion; Monica Herrera; Jessica Letkemann; Evie Nagy & David J. Prince (February 11, 2010). "The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  7. ^ Sigerson, Davitt. "Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe – Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1293." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1296." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bell Biv DeVoe – Do Me!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "End of Year Charts 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "ドゥ・ミー! | ベル・ビブ・デボー" [Do Me! | Bell Biv DeVoe] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. September 8, 1990. p. 33.
  18. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. September 15, 1990. p. 31.
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