Start Me Up (Salt-n-Pepa song)

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"Start Me Up"
Start Me Up by Salt-N-Pepa cover.jpg
Single by Salt-N-Pepa
from the album Stay Tuned Soundtrack
Released1992
Length3:39
Label
Songwriters
Producer Hurby Luv Bug
Salt-N-Pepa singles chronology
"Expression (92 remix)"
(1992)
"Start Me Up"
(1992)
"Shoop"
(1993)

"Start Me Up" is a song by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released in 1992 by Next Plateau and London Records. The song is written by Hurby Azor, Steve Azor and Miguel Angelo Guerrero, and produced by Hurby Luv Bug. It is included in the 1992 American film Stay Tuned , starring John Ritter and Pam Dawber, and later appeared on Salt-N-Pepa's 1999 compilation album, The Best of Salt-N-Pepa.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Start Me Up" (radio edit) – 3:39
  2. "Start Me Up" (alternative edit) – 3:58
  3. "Start Me Up" (original version) – 3:48
  4. "Start Me Up" (club version) – 5:44
  5. "Start Me Up" (DJ's Choice) – 4:28

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [2] 77
Europe (European Dance Radio) [3] 10
Germany (GfK) [4] 44
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 23
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 39
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [8] 22
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [9] 24
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [10] 77
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 84

References

  1. "Salt 'N' Pepa – Start Me Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 42. October 17, 1992. p. 31.
  3. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . October 24, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  4. "Salt-N-Pepa – Start Me Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Salt-N-Pepa" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  6. "Salt 'N' Pepa – Start Me Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. "Salt N Pepa: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  8. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . October 17, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  9. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . October 3, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). October 10, 1992. p. 6. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  11. "Salt N Pepa Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.