Word to the Mutha!
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| Single by Bell Biv DeVoe featuring Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 6:38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | MCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Word to the Mutha!" is a song co-written[1] and performed by American contemporary R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe. It originally appeared on their debut studio album Poison under the title "Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny (Word to the Mutha)!",[3] but the title was shortened and a remixed version of the song was issued as the only official single from the group's remix album WBBD-Bootcity! The song features vocals from Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill; and it was the first recorded song to feature all six members of New Edition;[4] although Brown, Tresvant and Gill are credited separately on the single rather than collectively as New Edition.[5]
The song samples "A Star in the Ghetto" by Average White Band and "The Jam" by Graham Central Station.[6]
A music video was filmed in and around the Roxbury Housing Projects in Boston, where all of the New Edition members grew up.
Chart positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand (RIANZ)[7] | 11 |
| US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 37 |
References
- 1 2 "Word to the Mutha! - Bell Biv DeVoe | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Bell Biv Devoe Featuring Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill - Word To The Mutha! (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Poison - Bell Biv DeVoe | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ Goldstein, Sjarif (June 18, 2012). "Review: New Edition puts star power on display - Honolulu Pulse - Hawaii Entertainment, Food and NightlifeHonolulu Pulse – Hawaii Entertainment, Food and Nightlife". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Black Press. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Image". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Word to the Mutha! (Remix) - Bell Biv DeVoe feat. Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bell Biv DeVoe Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Radio Songs for Bell Biv Devoe.
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External links
- "Word to the Mutha!" at AllMusic
- "Word to the Mutha!" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics