Hit Me Off

"Hit Me Off"
Single by New Edition
from the album Home Again
Released August 2, 1996 (1996-08-02)
Format
Recorded 1995
Genre
Length 4:21
Label MCA
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Silky
Certification Gold
New Edition singles chronology
"N.E. Heart Break"
(1989)		 "Hit Me Off"
(1996)		 "I'm Still in Love with You"
(1996)

"Hit Me Off" is a 1996 hit single by R&B/pop group New Edition and their first single in seven years. The song was the first release off the group's sixth studio album, Home Again. The song featured lead vocals for all six New Edition members. The song was a substantial success for the group, debuting at number three on the pop chart and while topping the R&B singles chart for three weeks. It sold 600,000 copies domestically and was certified gold by the RIAA.[1][2] It samples "Storm King" by Bob James, "I Got Cha Opin" by Black Moon, and "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic. The song was performed along with "I'm Still in Love with You" on the TV series "Family Matters".

Track listing

  1. N.E. Spyder and Shaq D (6:00)
  2. Hit Me Off [The Trackmasters E.C. Joint] (4:27)
  3. Hit Me Off ["G" Formulated Mix][Version] (5:01)
  4. Hit Me Off [Franktified Club Version] (7:34)
  5. Hit Me Off [LP Version] (4:21)

Personnel

Charts

End of year chart (1996) Position
Canada Dance (RPM)[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "American certifications – New Edition – Hit Me Off". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ↑ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1996
  4. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.

See also

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