"Criticize" is Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal is an American R&B singer. He is best-known for the songs "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Fake", and the duets with Cherrelle, "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".-Biography:...

's biggest UK hit to date.

Released in 1987,It reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 chart. It was also one of his only two hits to chart in the Ireland Singles Chart (reached #14). However, "Criticize" wasn't so successful in the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 chart as it only managed to reach #70. It features on O'Neal's 2nd album Hearsay

Hearsay (album)

Hearsay is a 1986 album by R&B musician Alexander O'Neal. The album peaked at #29 on the "Billboard 200" and reached #2 on "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". The album launched seven charting singles in the UK...

along with a number of his other hits such as, "What Can I Say (To Make You Love Me)

What Can I Say (To Make You Love Me)

" To Make You Love Me" is Alexander O'Neal's 11th top 40 single which reached #27 in the UK Singles Chart in 1988. It features on his 2nd album Hearsay along with a number of other hits including, "Criticize", "The Lovers", "Hearsay", "Never Knew Love Like This" and "Fake"....

", "Never Knew Love Like This

Never Knew Love Like This (Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle song)

"Never Knew Love Like This" was a successful hit for Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle in 1988, reaching #2 in the US R&B chart, #26 in the UK and #28 in the Billboard Hot 100....

", "The Lovers

The Lovers (Alexander O'Neal song)

"The Lovers" was Alexander O'Neal's 10th hit single and it reached #28 in the UK Singles Chart. It is featured on his 1988 album Hearsay along with O'Neals other top 40 hits, "What Can I Say ", "Criticize", "Hearsay", "Never Knew Love Like This" and "Fake".In the United States, the single reached...

", "Hearsay

Hearsay (song)

"Hearsay" is the title track of Alexander O'Neal's 2nd album Hearsay which was released in 1987. The original track from the album wasn't released as a single but in 1989, a remixed version was released in the UK Singles Chart and it became a minor hit, reaching #56....

" and "Fake

Fake (Alexander O'Neal song)

"Fake" is a 1987 single by Alexander O'Neal. The single was O'Neal's most successful song on both soul and pop charts. "Fake" went to number one on the Hot Black Singles chart for two weeks, and peaked at number twenty-five on the Hot 100. The single was also O'Neal's most successful single on...

". The song is also featured in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the in-game radio station "The Vibe 98.8".