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"Kiss You Back"
Single by Digital Underground
from the album Sons of the P
ReleasedOctober 21, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreHip hop
Length6:11
LabelTommy Boy
Songwriter(s)Greg Jacobs, George Clinton, Ronald Brooks, Philippé Wynne
Producer(s)The Underground Production Squad
Digital Underground singles chronology
"Same Song"
(1991) 		"Kiss You Back"
(1991) 		"No Nose Job"
(1992)

"Kiss You Back" is the lead single released from Digital Underground's second studio album (their third official release), Sons of the P. The song sampled Funkadelic's 1979 hit, "(Not Just) Knee Deep" for which the song's writers, George Clinton and Philippé Wynne, received writing credits.

Released a year after the groups breakthrough single, "The Humpty Dance", "Kiss You Back" became Digital Underground's second top-40 single, peaking at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] and earned a gold certification on April 9, 1992 for sales of 500,000 copies.[citation needed]

Track listing

  1. "Kiss You Back" (Smack On The Cheek Mix)- 4:25
  2. "Kiss You Back" (LP Mix)- 6:12
  3. "Kiss You Back" (Full French Kiss Mix)- 6:59
  4. "Kiss You Back" (Smackapella Mix)- 5:14

Charts

Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 97
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)[3] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 40
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[4] 13
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 5
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[6] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Billboard > Artists / Digital Underground > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ "charts.nz > Digital Underground – Kiss You Back (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ^ "Billboard > Artists / Digital Underground > Chart History > Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. ^ "Digital Underground Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Digital Underground (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ "American single certifications – Digital Underground – Kiss You Back". Recording Industry Association of America.
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