Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

"Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)"
Single by The Gap Band
from the album The Gap Band III
A-side"Yearning for Your Love"
B-side
  • "Nothing Comes to Sleepers"
  • "Baby Baba Boogie"
  • "Humpin'"
Released1980
Recorded1980
GenreFunk[1]
Length4:11
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor[2]
The Gap Band singles chronology
"Party Lights"
(1980) 		"Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)"
(1980) 		"Humpin'"
(1981)
Music video
"Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" (TopPop, 1981) on YouTube

"Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band in 1980 and written by member Charlie Wilson, Rudy Taylor, and producer Lonnie Simmons.

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.