"Do You Want To" / "Can't Hang" is Xscape's fourth single from their second studio album Off the Hook that featured rapper MC Lyte. The song reached number #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number #9 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. It was a double A side to Do You Want To.[1] The song contains an interpolation of “Southern Girl” by Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly.
| "Do You Want To" / "Can't Hang" | ||||
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| Single by Xscape featuring MC Lyte | ||||
| from the album Off the Hook | ||||
| B-side | "Do You Want To" | |||
| Released | February 1, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Length | Can't Hang (3:45) Do You Want To 4:05 (single version) 5:40 (album version) | |||
| Label | So So Def | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri | |||
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| MC Lyte singles chronology | ||||
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The song saw member Kandi taking lead vocals on most of "Can't Hang". Tiny Cottle and Latocha Scott share lead vocals on "Do You Want To".
Music video
editThe video was shot in a beauty salon.
"Do You Want To" was the group's final single from the Off The Hook album which achieved moderate to low success was released on January 16, 1996 and the song sees group member "Tiny" taking the lead. The song's music video is the second (the first being Who Can I Run To) that features Tiny's ex fiancé and daughter Zonnique's father known by the nickname Z-Bo.
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 50 |
| US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[3] | 3 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5] | 22 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 58 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Chart Archive". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
- ^ "Xscape Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Xscape Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Xscape Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Xscape Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "1996 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-40. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – Xscape – Do You Want To". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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