Do What I Gotta Do

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"Do What I Gotta Do"
Ralph Tresvant - Do What I Gotta Do single cover.jpg
Single by Ralph Tresvant
from the album Ralph Tresvant
ReleasedMay 13, 1991 (1991-05-13) [1]
Recorded1990 (1990)
Genre R&B
Length5:43
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis [3]
Ralph Tresvant singles chronology
"Word to the Mutha!"
(1991)
"Do What I Gotta Do"
(1991)
"Rated R"
(1991)
Music video
"Do What I Gotta Do" on YouTube

"Do What I Gotta Do" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B singer Ralph Tresvant, issued as the third single from his eponymous debut album. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B singles chart in 1991. [4] Although it failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it entered the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, peaking at No. 54 in August 1991.

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Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Stefan Würnitzer. [5]

Chart positions

Chart (1991) [4] Peak
position
US Hot 100 Singles Sales ( Billboard )54
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)26
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)2

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