Rub You the Right Way
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"Rub You the Right Way" is the title of an R&B single by Johnny Gill
. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album
under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May of 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three on the Billboard Hot 100
charts in August of that year
"Rub You the Right Way" is the title of an R&B single by Johnny Gill
. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album
under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May of 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three on the Billboard Hot 100
charts in August of that year
"Rub You the Right Way" is the title of an R&B single by Johnny Gill
. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album
under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May of 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three on the Billboard Hot 100
charts in August of that year. The single also peaked at number sixteen on the dance charts and was Gill's first single upon the breakup of New Edition
and his biggest hit to date.
The song appeared in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
, playing on fictional New Jack Swing
radio station CSR 103.9.
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album
Johnny Gill (1990 album)
Johnny Gill is an album by R&B singer Johnny Gill. While it is his third album overall, it is technically his first as a solo artist post-New Edition era after signing with Motown....
under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May of 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three 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...
charts in August of that year
"Rub You the Right Way" is the title of an R&B single by Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album
Johnny Gill (1990 album)
Johnny Gill is an album by R&B singer Johnny Gill. While it is his third album overall, it is technically his first as a solo artist post-New Edition era after signing with Motown....
under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May of 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three 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...
charts in August of that year
"Rub You the Right Way" is the title of an R&B single by Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album
Johnny Gill (1990 album)
Johnny Gill is an album by R&B singer Johnny Gill. While it is his third album overall, it is technically his first as a solo artist post-New Edition era after signing with Motown....
under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May of 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three 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...
charts in August of that year. The single also peaked at number sixteen on the dance charts and was Gill's first single upon the breakup of New Edition
New Edition
New Edition is an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync...
and his biggest hit to date.
The song appeared in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
, playing on fictional New Jack Swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
radio station CSR 103.9.
Charts
| End of year chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |