Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown song)
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| Single by Bobby Brown | ||||
| from the album Don't Be Cruel | ||||
| Released | May 16, 1988 | |||
| Format | Cassette single, 7" single, 12" single, CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | New jack swing | |||
| Length | 6:52 (album version) 4:54 (radio edit) |
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| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons | |||
| Bobby Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Be Cruel" is a song performed by R&B artist Bobby Brown. Taken from his second and most successful album as its title track, the song was written and produced by the R&B production duo Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid.
[edit] Chart performance
"Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top portion of the R&B chart where it remained for two weeks. As a pop crossover, it rose from number fifty-nine to number forty-nine, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the week of August 13, 1988 but it took two months to finally peak at number eight the week of October 15, 1988.[1] In October 2004, Don't Be Cruel appeared in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional New Jack Swing radio station CSR 103.9.
[edit] Music video
The music video was filmed in Boston in May 1988.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 81.
| Preceded by "Roses Are Red" by The Mac Band featuring the MacCampbell Brothers |
Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single July 23, 1988 - August 5, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Off on Your Own (Girl)" by Al B. Sure! |
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