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Kiss You Back

"Kiss You Back" is a song written by Shock G, Money-B, George Clinton Jr. and Philippé Wynne, and performed by American hip hop group Digital Underground. It was released on October 15, 1991 through Tommy Boy Records as the lead single from the group's second full-length studio album Sons of the P. Produced and mixed by D.U. in-house production team credited as The Underground Production Squad, it contains a sample from Funkadelic's song "(Not Just) Knee Deep".

"Kiss You Back"
Single by Digital Underground
from the album Sons of the P
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991 (1991-10-15)
Recorded1991
GenreHip hop
LabelTommy Boy
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Underground Production Squad
Digital Underground singles chronology
"Same Song"
(1991) 		"Kiss You Back"
(1991) 		"No Nose Job"
(1992)
Music video
"Kiss You Back" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The song made it to number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 50 on the Radio Songs, number 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 5 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 7 on the Dance Singles Sales charts in the United States. It also peaked at number 31 in New Zealand. On March 5, 1992, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone.

Released a year after the group's breakthrough single "The Humpty Dance", "Kiss You Back" became Digital Underground's second single to reached the US top-40.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Kiss You Back" (Smack On The Cheek Mix) 
2."Kiss You Back" (LP Mix) 
3."Kiss You Back" (Full French Kiss Mix) 
4."Kiss You Back" (Smackapella Mix) 

Personnel

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  • Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — vocals, executive producer, illustration
  • Ronald "Money-B" Brooks — vocals
  • The Underground Production Squad — producers, mixing
  • Atron Gregory — executive producer

Charts

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Charts (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 97
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 40
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[5] 50
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 13
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 5
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 7

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Kiss You Back - Digital Underground". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mount Martha, Victoria: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ "Digital Underground – Kiss You Back". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – Digital Underground – Kiss You Back". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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