Don't_Be_Cruel_(Bobby_Brown_song)

Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown song)

Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown song)

1988 single by Bobby Brown

This article is about the song by Bobby Brown. For the song by Elvis Presley, see Don't Be Cruel.

"Don't Be Cruel" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown. Taken from his second studio album of the same name, the song was written and produced by the songwriting and production duo Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid, with additional writing by Daryl Simmons.

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Chart performance

"Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top position of the R&B chart, where it remained for two weeks. As a pop crossover, it rose from number 59 to number 49, on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, on the week of August 13, 1988, and took two months to peak at number eight on the week of October 15, 1988.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Certifications

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