Do It to Me

"Do It to Me"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Back to Front
Released1992
Recorded1991
Genre
Length6:03
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Lionel Richie
Producer(s)
  • Stewart Levine
  • Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Se La"
(1987)
"Do It to Me"
(1992)
"My Destiny"
(1992)
Music video
"Lionel Richie - Do It To Me" on YouTube

"Do It to Me" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. The song was written by Richie, and produced by himself and Stewart Levine. It was the first single from his first compilation album, Back to Front and was released in 1992 by Motown Records. The song spent one week at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Do It to Me" also achieved some success in European countries, becoming a top ten hit in France and Norway. The song samples the drum break "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott.

  1. ^ Buss, Bryan. "Lionel Richie – Back to Front". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492.