Who Do U Love

This article is about the song by Deborah Cox. For other uses, see Who Do You Love? (disambiguation).
"Who Do U Love"
Single by Deborah Cox
from the album Deborah Cox
Released February 19, 1996 (1996-02-19)[1]
Format
Recorded 1995 (1995)
Genre R&B
Length 4:47
Label Arista
Writer(s)
  • Vassal Benford
  • Jake Smith
  • Tuhin Roy
  • William Hammond[2][3]
Producer(s)
  • Larry Campbell
  • Vassal Benford[4]
Deborah Cox singles chronology
"Sentimental"
(1995)
"Who Do U Love"
(1996)
"The Sound of My Tears" / "It Could've Been You"
(1996)
Deborah Cox track listing
"Sentimental"
(1)
"Who Do U Love"
(2)
"I'm Your Natural Woman"
(3)
Music video
"Who Do U Love" on YouTube

"Who Do U Love" is a song performed by Canadian contemporary R&B singer Deborah Cox, issued as the second single from her eponymous debut album. It contains a sample of "Hold You Tight" by Tara Kemp.[3] In 1996, the song peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It was also Cox's first number-one hit on the Billboard dance chart.[5]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Brett Ratner.[6]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)[5] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 17
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard) 1
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 12
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) 19
US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard) 28

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 73
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 80

References

  1. "Who Do U Love - Deborah Cox | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  2. "Who Do U Love - Deborah Cox | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Who Do U Love - Deborah Cox | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  4. "Deborah Cox - Deborah Cox (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Deborah Cox | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Deborah Cox - "Who do you love?"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  7. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  8. Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1996". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
Preceded by
"Day by Day" by Dajae
Billboard Dance Music/Club Play number one single
March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)
Succeeded by
"Anthem" by N-Joi
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