The Things That U Do

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"The Things That U Do"
Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
from the album Homebase
ReleasedNovember 27, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre Hip hop, new jack swing
Length3:56
Label
Songwriter(s) Jeffrey Townes, Will Smith
Producer(s) Hula & K. Fingers
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology
"Ring My Bell"
(1991)
"The Things That U Do"
(1991)
"You Saw My Blinker"
(1992)

"The Things That U Do" is the third single taken from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's fourth studio album, Homebase . It spent a week at number #43 on the US R&B Chart, [1] though it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

CD Single
  1. "The Things That U Do" (Radio Remix) - 3:38
  2. "The Things That U Do" (Totally Bumpin' Vocal) - 6:13
  3. "The Things That U Do" (House Mix) - 5:30
  4. "The Things That U Do" (Underground Mix) - 7:12
7" Vinyl
  1. "The Things That U Do" - 3:56
  2. "The Things That U Do" (House Mix) - 5:30
12" Vinyl
  1. "The Things That U Do" (Club Mix) - 6:44
  2. "The Things That U Do" (Radio Remix) - 3:38
  3. "The Things That U Do" (Totally Bumpin' Vocal) - 6:13
  4. "The Things That U Do" (LP Version) - 3:56
  5. "The Things That U Do" (House Mix) - 5:30
  6. "The Things That U Do" (Underground Mix) - 7:12
  7. "Vic's Drum Interlude" - 1:03

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