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Do Me!

{{Short description|1990 single by Bell Biv DeVoe}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Do Me!

| cover = DoMe! Bell Biv DeVoe album cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Bell Biv DeVoe

| album = Poison

| released = June 10, 1990

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = New jack swingHenderson, Alex. {{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/explore/essay/new-jack-swing-t2157 |title=New Jack Swing |website=AllMusic |accessdate=July 26, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307174758/http://www.allmusic.com/explore/essay/new-jack-swing-t2157 |archivedate=March 7, 2012 }}. AllMusic. Rovi.

| length = 4:33

| label = MCA

| writer =

| producer = Carl Bourelly

| chronology = Bell Biv DeVoe

| prev_title = Poison

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Do Me!" is a song by American musical group Bell Biv DeVoe. The song was released in 1990 as the second single from the group's debut album, Poison (1990). A remix is included on the group's WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album, released in 1991. "Do Me!" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number eight in New Zealand while also charting in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Composition

According to Billboard, the song is about sex.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/959432/the-50-sexiest-songs-of-all-time|title=The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time|author=M. Tye Comer|author2=Mariel Concepcion|author3=Monica Herrera|author4=Jessica Letkemann|author5=Evie Nagy|author6=David J. Prince|name-list-style=amp|magazine=Billboard|date=February 11, 2010|access-date=October 13, 2016}} According to Ricky Bell, Busta Rhymes wrote the "backstage underage adolescent" lyric from the rap section of the song, performed by Michael Bivins.{{Citeweb|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqjcuEvCHZM|title=Ricky Bell Reveals Busta Rhymes Wrote "Backstage, Underage" Line on 'Do Me' (Part 6)|publisher=YouTube|date=September 13, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2025}}

Release and reception

In June 1990, "Do Me!" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 92. In September, the song reached number three, tying previous single "Poison" as Bell Biv DeVoe's biggest hit on the Hot 100. Both songs remained on the chart for 22 weeks. Elsewhere, the single peaked at number four on the Hot Black Singles chart and number six on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The song ranked at number 11 on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1990.

Legacy

Davitt Sigerson called the song a "landmark in priapic obsession," and added, "If the true spirit of the male love jones could speak, its words would be B.B.D.'s: 'Slap it up, flip it, rub it down, oh no!'"{{cite magazine| last=Sigerson| first=Davitt| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/117955/review/6068318/poison| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112181753/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/117955/review/6068318/poison| url-status=dead| archive-date=November 12, 2007| title=Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe – Review| magazine=Rolling Stone| accessdate=August 19, 2009}}

Track listings

7-inch vinyl (US, UK)

  1. "Do Me!" – 4:33
  2. "Do Me!" (instrumental) – 4:33

12-inch vinyl (US)

  1. "Do Me!" (Mentality Hip Hop remix) – 8:53
  2. "Do Me!" (East Coast Mental mix) – 5:37
  3. "Do Me!" (Smoothed Out version) – 3:15

CD maxi single (US)

  1. "Do Me!" (Mentality Hip Hop remix) – 8:53
  2. "Do Me!" (East Coast Mental mix) – 5:37
  3. "Do Me!" (Smoothed Out version) – 3:15
  4. "Do Me!" (Mental mix) – 6:17

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1990)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}

|60

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|61|chartid=1293|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2020}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|3|chartid=1296|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2020}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|8|artist=Bell Biv DeVoe|song=Do Me!|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2020}}
{{single chart|UK|56|date=19900922|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=Bell Biv DeVoe|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2022|refname="hot100"}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|6|artist=Bell Biv DeVoe|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2022|refname="usd"}}
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|2|artist=Bell Biv DeVoe|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2022}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Bell Biv DeVoe|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2022|refname="usrandb"}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1990)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9163&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9163.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9163|title=Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=August 30, 2020}}

|49

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1990-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1990|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=August 30, 2020}}

|38

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1990|access-date=September 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|archive-date=July 6, 2009}}

|11

scope="row"|US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1990: Top Dance Sales 12-inch Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=51|page=YE-31|date=December 22, 1990}}

|22

scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1990: Top R&B Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=51|page=YE-22|date=December 22, 1990}}

|24

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Release history

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scope="row"|United States

|June 10, 1990

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="4"|MCA

|{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

scope="row"|Japan

|July 25, 1990

|Mini-CD

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/150908/products/302639/1/|title=ドゥ・ミー! {{!}} ベル・ビブ・デボー|trans-title=Do Me! {{!}} Bell Biv DeVoe|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 8, 2023}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|September 10, 1990

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=33|date=September 8, 1990}}

September 17, 1990

|12-inch remix vinyl

|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=September 15, 1990}}

In popular culture

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"Do Me!" was featured during a scene in the 2002 romantic comedy film 40 Days and 40 Nights and a second season episode of the television series Pose. A parody of the song by cover band and comedy act Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine appears on their 2005 album Aperitif for Destruction. The song was covered by "Weird Al" Yankovic for his polka medley "Polka Your Eyes Out" from his 1992 album Off the Deep End. TV star Jensen Ackles sang this song in the season three gag reel of Supernatural.

References

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