Do Your Thing (7 Mile song)

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"Do Your Thing"
7 Mile - Do Your Thing single cover.jpg
Single by 7 Mile
from the album 7 Mile
ReleasedApril 7, 1998 (1998-04-07) [1]
Format Cassette, CD
Recorded1997 (1997)
Genre R&B
Length4:51 (album version)
4:10 (single edit) [2]
Label Crave
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mark C. Rooney
  • Troy Oliver [2]
7 Mile singles chronology
"After"
(1998)
"Do Your Thing"
(1998)
Music video
"Do Your Thing" on YouTube

"Do Your Thing" is a song by co-written [3] and performed by 7 Mile, issued as the third and final single from their eponymous debut album. It was the group's only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #50 in 1998. [4]

7 Mile is an American contemporary R&B group that was active in the late 1990s. The group consisted of Luther Jackson, Glynis Martin, Seantezz Robinson and Deion Lucas.

Single (music) Type of music release usually containing one or two tracks

In the music industry, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album.

<i>7 Mile</i> (album) 1998 studio album by 7 Mile

7 Mile is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B group 7 Mile, released April 28, 1998 via Crave Records. The album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 43 on the Heatseekers chart.

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Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Steve Conner. [5]

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie-in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie-ins and merchandising can be used for toys or for food or other products. Although the origins of the music video date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they again came into prominence in the 1980s when the channel MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip".

Chart positions

Chart (1998) [4] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 50
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks ( Billboard )12

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