"Do What I Gotta Do" is a song performed by American
contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.
The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhy ...
singer
Ralph Tresvant
Ralph Edward Tresvant (born May 16, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer, best known as the lead singer of R&B group New Edition. As a solo artist, Tresvant released the album '' Ralph Tresvant'' (1990). In 2008, he ...
, issued as the third
single from his
eponymous debut album. The song peaked at No. 2 on the ''
Billboard''
R&B singles chart
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...
in 1991.
Although it failed to reach the ''
Billboard''
Hot 100 chart, it entered the
Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, peaking at No. 54 in August 1991.
Music video
The official
music video
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for the song was directed by Stefan Würnitzer.
Chart positions
References
External links
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1990 songs
1991 singles
MCA Records singles
Ralph Tresvant songs
Contemporary R&B ballads
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
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