"Rub You the Right Way" is a song by American singer Johnny Gill, issued in March 1990 as the first single from his self-titled third album (1990). The single was written and produced by James Harris III & Terry Lewis. A remixed version of the song exists with a rap verse from CL Smooth.
Composition According to Billboard magazine, the song is about sex, more specifically a "man who offers to use his hands wisely during a night of lovin'."
Chart performance "Rub You the Right Way" spent one week at number one on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and reached numbers three and four on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. The single also peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart.
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1990)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA) 59US Billboard Hot 100 3US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard) 6US Dance Club Play (Billboard) 16US Hot Black Singles (Billboard) 1US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996 4
Year-end charts Chart (1990)PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 23US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard) 40US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 17US Cash Box Top 100 49
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Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesMarch 28, 1990MotownUnited KingdomJune 4, 1990AustraliaJune 25, 1990
See also R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA)
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