| "I Wanna Sex You Up" | ||||
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| Single by Color Me Badd | ||||
| from the album C.M.B. and New Jack City (soundtrack) | ||||
| Released | March 7, 1991[1] | |||
| Studio | Unique Recording (New York City)[2] | |||
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| Length | 4:06 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dr. Freeze[6] | |||
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| "I Wanna Sex You Up" on YouTube | ||||
"I Wanna Sex You Up" is a song by American R&B group Color Me Badd, released in March 1991 as the lead single from their debut album, C.M.B. (1991). The song was produced by Dr. Freeze and was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1991 film New Jack City, starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Chris Rock and Judd Nelson. The song heavily samples “Tonight is the Night” by Betty Wright.
The single, released by Giant, Reprise and Warner Bros. achieved commercial success in the United States. It spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and topping both the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. "I Wanna Sex You Up" also enjoyed international success, peaking atop the charts of New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Its music video was directed by American director Lionel C. Martin.[7]
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- ^ Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (September 13, 2013). "1991: Time for the Mu Mu". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 639. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 13, 2021). "The Number Ones: Color Me Badd's "I Adore Mi Amor". Stereogum. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
I Wanna Sex You Up" landed at the exact right moment. It's a breezy little R&B jam that nods in the direction of rap music...
- ^ C.M.B. (US CD album liner notes). Color Me Badd. Giant Records. 1991. 9 24429-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Jamison, Darren (March 1, 2023). "100 Greatest Popular Songs of the 1990s". singersroom.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.