Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown song)

"Don't Be Cruel"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Don't Be Cruel
Released	May 16, 1988
Format	7" 12" CD cassette
Recorded	1987–88
Genre	New jack swing[1]
Length	6:52
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Babyface L.A. Reid Daryl Simmons
Producer(s)	Babyface L.A. Reid
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"Girl Next Door" (1987) "Don't Be Cruel" (1988) "My Prerogative" (1989)

"Don't Be Cruel" is a song performed by R&B artist Bobby Brown. Taken from his second and most successful album as its title track, the song was written and produced by the R&B production duo Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid.

Chart performance

"Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top position of the R&B chart where it remained for two weeks. As a pop crossover, it rose from number 59 to number 49, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the week of August 13, 1988 but it took two months to finally peak at number eight the week of October 15, 1988.^[2] In October 2004, Don't Be Cruel appeared in popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Boston in May 1988.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3]	13
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

References

1. Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 81.
3. "Bobby Brown". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 81.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 81.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics