You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

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"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"
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Single by Jeffrey Osborne
from the album Emotional
B-side "Who Would Have Guessed"
ReleasedJuly 14, 1986
Recorded1986
Genre R&B, soul
Length4:21
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts [1]
Producer(s) Richard Perry, Andy Goldmark (asso.), Bruce Roberts (asso.)
Jeffrey Osborne singles chronology
"Let Me Know"
(1985)
"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"
(1986)
"Soweto"
(1986)

"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" is a 1986 song by Jeffrey Osborne from the album Emotional . It was his biggest pop hit when released as a single, reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. On other US charts, "You Should Be Mine" peaked at #2 on both the Hot Black Singles and Adult Contemporary charts.

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Background

"The Woo Woo Song" is the title in parentheses because Jeffrey's little daughter did not know the exact title, she identified the song saying "Daddy, sing 'The Woo Woo Song'!" Jeffrey thus affectionately nicknamed the track.

Chart positions

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. [2] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [3] 2

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