Do It to Me

"Do It to Me"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Back to Front
B-side "Ballerina Girl"
Released 1992
Format CD single, CD maxi
7" single
Recorded 1991
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 4:37
Label Motown
Writer(s) Lionel Richie
Producer Stewart Levine
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Se La"
(1987)		 "Do It to Me"
(1992)		 "My Destiny"
(1992)

"Do it to Me" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Lionel Richie. It was the first single from his album Back to Front and was released in 1992. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and number twenty-one on the Hot 100 [1]. "Do It to Me" achieved some success in European countries, becoming a top ten hit in France and Norway.

Contents

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Do It to Me" (single radio edit)
  2. "Do It to Me" (instrumental)
  3. "Do It to Me" (extended version)
  4. "Ballerina Girl"
CD single / 7" single
  1. "Do It to Me" (single radio edit) – 4:37
  2. "Ballerina Girl" – 3:35

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 45
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 23
Dutch Mega Top 100[2] 12
French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 6
German Singles Chart[2] 26
Irish Singles Chart[3] 28
Norwegian Singles Chart[2] 7
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 12
UK Singles Chart[4] 33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 21
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs[5] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Do It to Me", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 9, 2009)
  3. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 9, 2009)
  4. ^ "Do It to Me", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 9, 2009)
  5. ^ a b c Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 9, 2009)
Lionel Richie
Studio albums

Lionel Richie (1982) · Can't Slow Down (1983) · Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) · Louder Than Words (1996) · Time (1998) · Renaissance (2000) · Just for You (2004) · Coming Home (2006) · Just Go (2009) · Tuskegee (2012)
Live albums

Encore (2002) · Live in Paris (2007) · Live - His Greatest Hits and More (2007)
Compilation albums

Back to Front (1992) · Truly: The Love Songs (1997) · Gold (2006) · Soul Legends (2006) · Sounds of the Season (2006) · The Definitive Collection (2007) · Symphonica in Rosso (2008)
Singles

"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981) · "Truly" (1982) · "You Are" (1983) · "My Love" (1983) · "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) · "Running with the Night" (1983) · "Hello" (1984) · "Stuck on You" (1984) · "Penny Lover" (1984) · "Say You, Say Me" (1985) · "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) · "Love Will Conquer All" (1986) · "Ballerina Girl" (1986) · "Deep River Woman" (1987) · "Do It to Me" (1992) · "My Destiny" (1992) · "I Call It Love" (2006) · "Why" (2006) · "All Around the World" (2007) · "Just Go" (2009)
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