"Don't Be Cruel" is a song by American singer
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer. Alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, he is recognized as a pioneer of new jack swing: a fusion of hip-hop and Contemporary R&B, R ...
. Taken from his second studio album
of the same name, the song was written and produced by the songwriting and production duo Kenneth
"Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio
"L.A." Reid, with additional writing by
Daryl Simmons.
Chart performance
"Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top position of the
R&B 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 ...
, where it remained for two weeks. It also reached number 8 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 7 on the US
''Cash Box'' Top 100.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
In other media
The song was featured in ''
The Wizard'' (1989), and was featured in the
2004 video game ''
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''.
References
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1988 singles
1988 songs
Bobby Brown songs
MCA Records singles
Music videos directed by Alek Keshishian
New jack swing songs
Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)
Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid
Songs written by Babyface (musician)
Songs written by Daryl Simmons
Songs written by L.A. Reid