song "Rub You the Right Way"

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single song

"Rub You the Right Way" is a 1990 new jack swing hit by Johnny Gill that became one of his signature solo songs and a staple of the genre.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rub You the Right Way	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Johnny Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist	Johnny Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartedOn	Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease	1990s ⓘ
featuresInstrument	drum machine ⓘ electric bass ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ
followedBySingle	My, My, My NERFINISHED ⓘ
format	12-inch single ⓘ 7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ
genre	new jack swing ⓘ
hasMusicalStyleCharacteristic	R&B vocal runs ⓘ swingbeat rhythm ⓘ uptempo dance groove ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	Rub You the Right Way (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableEra	golden age of new jack swing ⓘ
hasRemix	Rub You the Right Way (remix featuring CL Smooth and Grand Puba) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme	romantic seduction ⓘ
includedInAlbum	Johnny Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ
isDanceClubHit	true ⓘ
isRadioHit	true ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf	Johnny Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ
isStapleOfGenre	new jack swing ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	approximately 4 minutes ⓘ
partOf	Johnny Gill discography ⓘ
peakPositionOnBillboardHot100	3 ⓘ
peakPositionOnBillboardHotR&BHipHopSongs	1 ⓘ
performer	Johnny Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBySingle	Where Do We Go from Here NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel	Motown ⓘ
releaseYear	1990 ⓘ
songwriter	Babyface NERFINISHED ⓘ James Harris III NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalType	male lead vocals ⓘ

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