Do It to Me

"Do It to Me" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. It was the first single from his album Back to Front and was released in 1992. The hit song spent one week at number one on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] "Do It to Me" 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.

"Do It to Me"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Back to Front
Released1992
Recorded1991
GenrePop
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
"Do It to Me" on YouTube

Critical reception

Bryan Buss from AllMusic described the song as "classic, smooth Richie".[2] Cashbox wrote, "This is quite a surprise. Lionel Richie is back and in full thrust with the first single taken off his upcoming Back To Front album." They added, "Being away from the industry for such a long period of time, you would think that he would be a little "rusty", but listening to this single, one can hear an improvement in his entire sound. Put a catchy beat, some nice chords and melodies to a legend's vocals, and you have a hit."[3] Bill Wyman from Entertainment Weekly called it "a pallid single".[4]

Track listings
CD maxi
  1. "Do It to Me" (single radio edit)
  2. "Do It to Me" (instrumental)
  3. "Do It to Me" (extended version)
  4. "Ballerina Girl"
CD single / 7" single
  1. "Do It to Me" (single radio edit) – 4:37
  2. "Ballerina Girl" – 3:35

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 45
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 11
France (SNEP)[8] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 29
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 3

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492.
  2. Buss, Bryan. "Lionel Richie – Back to Front". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  3. "Music Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. 1992-04-25. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. Wyman, Bill (1992-05-15). "Back to Front". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. "Australian-charts.com – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  11. "Charts.nz – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me". VG-lista. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Lionel Richie – Do It to Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  15. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  16. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  17. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-09.



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