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I Wanna Sex You Up
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Wanna Sex You Up
| cover = CMBSexYouUp.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Color Me Badd
| album = C.M.B. New Jack City
| released = March 2, 1991
| recorded = 1990
| studio = Unique Recording (New York City)
| venue =
| genre = New jack swing
| length = 4:06
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Dr. Freeze
| next_title = I Adore Mi Amor
| next_year = 1991
| misc =
}}
"'I Wanna Sex You Up'" is a song by American R&B group Color Me Badd, released in March 1991 as the lead single from their debut album, 'C.M.B.' (1991). The song was produced by Dr. Freeze and was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1991 film 'New Jack City'.
The single achieved commercial success in the United States, spending four weeks at number two on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and topping both the 'Billboard' Hot R&B Singles and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts. It also enjoyed international success, peaking atop the charts of New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Charts and rankings
The song spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number two for four consecutive weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, behind "More Than Words" by Extreme, and "Rush Rush" by Paula Abdul. It was the 10th-best-selling single of 1991 in the UK and the Number 2 song of the year in the US, and in 1992 the song won the group a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo and Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year. It was ranked number 40 on 'Blender's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever"[http://www.blender.com/lists/61412/the50worstsongseverwatchlistenandcringe.html?p=3 The 50 Worst Songs Ever! Watch, Listen and Cringe!] from 'Blender.com' and VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s".
Critical reception
Alex Henderson from AllMusic picked the song as one of the "moments" on the 'C.M.B.' album, describing it as a slow jam "which samples rapper Slick Rick in a rather clever fashion". A reviewer from 'Cashbox' deemed it "naughty and suggestive yet not particularly explicit R&B/pop". James Hamilton from 'Music Week's 'RM' Dance Update called it a "sweetly cooing young guys crooned gorgeous sineous sexy swayer". Pop Rescue commented, "This song stood out from the rest of the charts when it was released in the UK, and that along with the boys breathy sexy promises and the inclusion of sex in the song title made this track a sure-fire hit. Musically it's quite a simple song, allowing the vocals to really shine here and to their credit, their vocals worth together really well." In his review of the album, Mark Frith from 'Smash Hits' said that Color Me Badd "sound excellent" when "they do manage to break into a sweat", like on "I Wanna Sex You Up".
A sample of "I Wanna Sex You Up" has been used in the Kardinal Beats remix of "Tick Tock" by Lemar.
Track listings
* '7" single'
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (master mix) 4:05
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix) 3:38
* '12" maxi'
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix) 3:38
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out - long version) 5:13
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (instrumental) 4:04
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (master mix) 4:05
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (freeze mix) 4:06
* 'CD maxi'
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix) 3:39
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix - long version) 5:14
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (Instrumental) 4:04
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (master mix) 4:05
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (freeze mix) 4:07
* 'Cassette'
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (master mix)
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix)
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (master mix)
# "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix)
Official Versions
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" (album version) 4:06
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" (freeze mix) 4:07
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" (Instrumental) 4:04
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" (master mix) 4:05
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix) 3:39
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" (smoothed out mix - long version) 5:14
Personnel
* Co-producer : Howie Tee, Spyderman
* Engineer : Angela Piva, Warren Woods
* Mastered by Eddy Schreyer
* Mixed by Dr. Freeze, Howie Tee
* Producer : Dr. Freeze
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
See also
* R&B number-one hits of 1991 (USA)
* List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)
* List of number-one singles in 1991 (NZ)
References
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