'Til You Do Me Right

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"'Til You Do Me Right"
After 7 - Til You Do Me Right single cover.jpg
Single by After 7
from the album Reflections
ReleasedJune 20, 1995 (1995-06-20)
Length
  • 4:55 (album version)
  • 4:12 (radio edit)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Babyface
After 7 singles chronology
"Not Enough Hours in the Night"
(1994)
"'Til You Do Me Right"
(1995)
"Damn Thing Called Love"
(1995)

"'Til You Do Me Right" is a song by American R&B group After 7. The song is the opening track on the group's third studio album, Reflections , and was issued as the album's first single in June 1995. It was their final hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 31 in 1995, and it also reached the top 20 in Australia and New Zealand; in the former nation, the song is certified gold for shipping over 35,000 copies.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 31
US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 5
US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover ( Billboard ) [6] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 88
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) [8] 35
Chart (1996)Position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 67

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJune 13, 1995 Virgin [10]
June 20, 1995CD [11]
JapanJuly 26, 1995Mini-CD [12]

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