Rock Wit'cha

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"Rock Wit'cha"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Don't Be Cruel
ReleasedAugust 15, 1989
Recorded
  • 1987 (album version)
  • 1989 (remix version)
Genre
Length
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 5:04 (remix version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"On Our Own"
(1989) 		"Rock Wit'cha"
(1989) 		"She Ain't Worth It"
(1990)

"Rock Wit'cha" was the fifth and final single released by Bobby Brown from the album Don't Be Cruel. It is a ballad with two versions of the song. The music video uses the remix version found in the Dance!...Ya Know It! album. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1989.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Boston.

Personnel

  • Bobby Brown: lead vocals
  • L.A. Reid: drums, percussion
  • Babyface: keyboards, Moog bass, background vocals
  • Donald Parks: Fairlight synth programming
  • After 7: background vocals

Charts

Chart (1989-90) Peak
position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[1] 16
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 33
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 7
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[7] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
United States (Billboard)[9][10] 95

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6563." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6575." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  3. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Bobby Brown". Irish Singles Chart.
  4. ^ "Bobby Brown: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Dance Single Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 101 (51): Y-22. December 23, 1989.
  10. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Bobby Brown – Rock Wit' Cha". Recording Industry Association of America.

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