"It's a Shame" may also refer to a 1970 single

It's a Shame (The Spinners song)

"It's a Shame" is a song co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett and produced by Wonder as a single for The Spinners on Motown's V.I.P. Records label. The single became the Detroit-reared group's biggest single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company...

 by American R & B band, The Spinners

The Spinners (U.S. band)

The Spinners is a soul music vocal group, active for over 50 years, and with a long run of pop and R&B hits especially during the 1970s. The group, originating from Detroit, still tours regularly ....

"It's a Shame" is the fourth and final single released by Kris Kross from their album, Totally Krossed Out

Totally Krossed Out

Totally Krossed Out is the debut album by rap duo, Kris Kross. The album was released on March 31, 1992 for Ruffhouse Records and was produced by Jermaine Dupri...

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History

"It's a Shame" was the final single from Totally Krossed Out

Totally Krossed Out

Totally Krossed Out is the debut album by rap duo, Kris Kross. The album was released on March 31, 1992 for Ruffhouse Records and was produced by Jermaine Dupri...

, following Jump

Jump (Kris Kross song)

"Jump" is a 1992 song by the hip hop duo Kris Kross. It was released as a single in early 1992 from their album Totally Krossed Out. It achieved great success in many countries where it topped the charts, including Australia, Switzerland and the U.S....

, Warm It Up

Warm It Up

"Warm It Up" was the second single released from Kris Kross' debut album, Totally Krossed Out. Produced and written by Jermaine Dupri, "Warm It Up" was released as the follow-up to the duo's multi-platinum chart topping hit, "Jump" on June 4, 1992...

 and I Missed the Bus

I Missed the Bus

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. "It's a Shame" turned out to be the least successful of the four singles, as it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. However, it did manage to reach #11 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart and #55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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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 and #31 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The song was written and produced by Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

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. The group had performed "It's a Shame" on numerous television shows such as A Different World.

Track listing

1. "It's a Shame" (7" Remix)- 3:42
2. "It's a Shame" (Extended Remix)- 6:41
3. "Jump" (Steve Anderson Extended Remix)- 6:17
4. "Jump" (Supercat Dessork Mix)- 3:52