"Rocket 2 U" is the title of a song by the American dance-pop

Dance-pop

Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...

 sibling group, The Jets. It was written and produced by Bobby Nunn.

Released as the third single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from The Jets' multi-platinum album, Magic

Magic (Jets album)

Magic is the title of the third album by the group The Jets, released in 1987 .This album spawned multiple hit singles. "Cross My Broken Heart" was also featured on the soundtrack for Beverly Hills Cop II....

, in 1988, the song was the second most successful single released from the album, peaking at number six on 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...

 and number five on the R&B chart

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,...

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Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	3
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 ...	69