"Tuff Act to Follow" is a song by British R&B group MN8.[1] It was released in August 1996 as the lead single from their second album, Freaky. It peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart[2][3][4] and at number 43 in France.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

"Tuff Act to Follow"
Single by MN8
from the album Freaky
B-side"Magic Ride"
ReleasedAugust 19, 1996
GenreR&B, new jack swing
Length3:39
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Climie
Noel
George
Producer(s)Simon Climie
MN8 singles chronology
"Pathway to the Moon"
(1996)
"Tuff Act to Follow"
(1996)
"Dreaming"
(1996)

Track listings

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  • CD 1 / 12"
  1. "Tuff Act To Follow" (Radio Mix) — 3:43
  2. "Tuff Act To Follow" (Silk & Doc's Tuff Mix) — 5:02
  3. "Tuff Act To Follow" (Silk's House Mix) — 8:01
  4. "Tuff Act To Follow" (Best Kept Secret Mix) — 3:53
  5. "Tuff Act To Follow" (M. Doc's Mix) — 3:42
  • CD 2
  1. "Tuff Act To Follow" (Radio Mix) — 3:43
  2. "Magic Ride" — 4:34
  3. "I Promise" — 3:56
  4. "Tuff Act To Follow" (Album version) — 3:41
  • Cassette single
  1. "Tuff Act To Follow" (Radio Mix) — 3:43
  2. "Magic Ride" — 4:34

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[11] 43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[12] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[13] 4
Scotland (OCC)[14] 27
UK Singles (OCC) 15

References

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  1. ^ Tuff Act To Follow singles review & lyrics. Top of the pops magazine. August 1996. p. 40.
  2. ^ "Tuff Act To Follow - Official Charts". Official Charts.
  3. ^ British Hit Singles. Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 346. ISBN 9781904994008.
  4. ^ "Hits of the UK". Billboard. 7 September 1996.
  5. ^ "MN8 Tuff Act To Follow (single)". Purebreak Charts.
  6. ^ "Les Charts - MN8 Tuff Act To Follow". lescharts.com.
  7. ^ "American Radio History" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 44. Billboard Music Group. November 1996.
  8. ^ "MN8 - Tuff Act To Follow". australian-charts.com.
  9. ^ "MN8 Tuff Act To Follow - Song Info". All Music.
  10. ^ "1000 Number 2s: 1995, Part 1; a sample". Histor's Eye.
  11. ^ "MN8 – Tuff Act To Follow" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  12. ^ "MN8 – Tuff Act To Follow" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "MN8 - TUFF ACT TO FOLLOW" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 25 August 1996 - 31 August 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2021.