Kiss You Back

"Kiss You Back"
Single by Digital Underground
from the album Sons of the P
Released October 15, 1991
Format 12", CD, Cassette
Recorded 1991
Genre Hip hop
Length 6:11
Label Tommy Boy
Songwriter(s) Greg Jacobs, George Clinton, Ronald Brooks, Philippé Wynne
Producer(s) The Underground Production Squad
Digital Underground singles chronology
"Same Song"
(1991)		 "Kiss You Back"
(1991)		 "No Nose Job"
(1992)

"Same Song"
(1991)		 "Kiss You Back"
(1991)		 "No Nose Job"
(1992)

"Kiss You Back" was the lead single released from Digital Underground's second studio album (their third official release), Sons of the P. The song sampled Funkadelic's 1979 hit, "(Not Just) Knee Deep" for which the song's writers, George Clinton and Philippé Wynne, received writing credits.

Released a year after the groups breakthrough single, "The Humpty Dance", "Kiss You Back" became Digital Underground's second top-40 single, peaking at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] and earned a gold certification on April 9, 1992 for sales of 500,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "Kiss You Back" (Smack On The Cheek Mix)- 4:25
  2. "Kiss You Back" (LP Mix)- 6:12
  3. "Kiss You Back" (Full French Kiss Mix)- 6:59
  4. "Kiss You Back" (Smackapella Mix)- 5:14

Charts

Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 97
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)[3] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 40
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[4] 13
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles 5
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7

References

  1. 1 2 "Billboard > Artists / Digital Underground > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ↑ "charts.org.nz > Digital Underground – Kiss You Back (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Digital Underground > Chart History > Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
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