Rub You the Right Way
| "Rub You The Right Way" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Gill | ||||
| from the album Johnny Gill | ||||
| Released | March 13, 1990 | |||
| Format |
CD single CD maxi | |||
| Recorded |
September 1989 at Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota) | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 5:32 | |||
| Writer(s) | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | |||
| Producer(s) |
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (album version) Dave "Jam" Hall, DJ Eddie F, Nevelle Hodge, Pete Rock (remix version) | |||
| Johnny Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"Rub You the Right Way" is the title of an R&B single by Johnny Gill. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in August of that year.[1] The single also peaked at number sixteen on the dance charts[2] and was Gill's first single upon the breakup of New Edition and his biggest hit to date.
The song appeared in popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 1 |
| US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles | 16 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 23 |
See also
- R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA)
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 229.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 110.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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