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I Wanna Sex you up - wikipedia I Wanna Sex you up Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Color Me Badd <Th_colspan="2"> from the album C.M.B. and New Jack City ( soundtrack ) Released March 2 , 1991 Format 7 '' 12 '' CD cassette Recorded Genre R&B new jack swing Length 4 : 06 Label Giant Reprise Warner Bros . Songwriter ( s ) Elliot Straite Producer ( s ) Dr. Freeze <Th_colspan="2"> Color Me Badd singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( 1991 ) `` I Adore Mi Amor '' ( 1991 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( 1991 ) `` I Adore Mi Amor '' ( 1991 ) `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' is a song recorded by American group Color Me Badd . The song was released in March 1991 as the lead single from their debut album C.M.B. ( 1991 ) . The song was produced by Dr. Freeze and was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1991 film New Jack City . The single achieved commercial success in the United States , United Kingdom and New Zealand , where it reached number one on the charts . It spent four weeks at position number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 , but topped both the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs and Dance Club Songs charts . Contents ( hide ) 1 Charts and rankings 2 Samples 3 Appearances in other media 3.1 Television 3.2 Films 4 Track listings 5 Official Versions 6 Personnel 7 Cover versions 8 Charts 8.1 Peak positions 8.2 End of year charts 8.3 Certifications 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Charts and rankings ( edit ) The song spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 , behind both `` More Than Words '' by Extreme and `` Rush Rush '' by Paula Abdul . It was the 10th best - selling single of 1991 in the UK and the Number 2 song of the year in the US , and in 1992 the song won the group a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B / Soul Single , Group , Band or Duo and Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B / Soul Song of the Year . It was ranked # 40 on Blender 's list of the `` 50 Worst Songs Ever '' and VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s '' . Samples ( edit ) The `` to the tick tock ya do n't stop '' soundbite is sampled from Doug E. Fresh 's `` La Di Da Di . '' The bassline and the `` I know you not gon na sing that song ! '' soundbite are sampled from Betty Wright 's `` Tonight is the Night . '' The chorus melody is from the Shuggie Otis song `` Strawberry Letter 23 '' . A sample of `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' has been used in the Kardinal Beats remix of `` Tick Tock '' by Lemar . Appearances in other media ( edit ) Television ( edit ) The song has been used in The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air , Two Guys , a Girl and a Pizza Place , and a 1991 episode of the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives . The music video played on an episode of Beavis & Butt - Head , in which Beavis calls Color Me Badd a `` Super Suck Group '' , referring to group members Sam Watters , Mark Calderon , and Bryan Abrams as Kenny G , George Michael , and Snow respectively . Butt - Head also commented that if he `` sang like a wuss '' that he would get chicks . It was performed by members of the Glee cast in the episode `` Acafellas '' , and subsequently released as a bonus track on Glee : The Music , Volume 1 , which was sold at Target . Jimmy Fallon 's The Ragtime Gals did a barbershop quarter rendition of the song for Late Night ( NBC ) . Gabriel `` Fluffy '' Iglesias did the song during an episode of Lip Sync Battle . Films ( edit ) New Jack City You Do n't Mess with the Zohan Nothing Like the Holidays The Sitter CrazySexyCool : The TLC Story No Strings Attached The alternate hit version also appeared on the New Jack City soundtrack . Track listings ( edit ) 7 '' single `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( master mix ) -- 4 : 05 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix ) -- 3 : 38 12 '' maxi `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix ) -- 3 : 38 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out - long version ) -- 5 : 13 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( instrumental ) -- 4 : 04 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( master mix ) -- 4 : 05 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( freeze mix ) -- 4 : 06 CD maxi `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix ) -- 3 : 39 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix - long version ) -- 5 : 14 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 04 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( master mix ) -- 4 : 05 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( freeze mix ) -- 4 : 07 Cassette `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( master mix ) `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix ) `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( master mix ) `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix ) Official Versions ( edit ) `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( album version ) -- 4 : 06 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( freeze mix ) -- 4 : 07 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 04 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( master mix ) -- 4 : 05 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix ) -- 3 : 39 `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' ( smoothed out mix - long version ) -- 5 : 14 Personnel ( edit ) Co-producer : Howie Tee , Spyderman Engineer : Angela Piva , Warren Woods Mastered by Eddy Schreyer Mixed by Dr. Freeze , Howie Tee Producer : Dr. Freeze Cover versions ( edit ) Bruno Mars has done live covers on several tour dates and on his New Year 's Eve performance ( 2013 / 2014 ) at The Chelsea in Las Vegas . Jimmy Fallon and his barbershop quartet , the `` Ragtime Gals '' covered the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2013 . Charts ( edit ) Peak positions ( edit ) Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart Austrian Singles Chart 11 Belgian Singles Chart ( Flanders ) Canadian Singles Chart 18 Dutch Top 40 Finnish Singles Chart 27 French SNEP Singles Chart 20 German Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart 9 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Norwegian Singles Chart 5 Swedish Singles Chart 5 Swiss Singles Chart 7 UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs End of year charts ( edit ) End of year chart ( 1991 ) Position Australian Singles Chart 21 Dutch Top 40 18 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Certifications ( edit ) Country Certification Date Sales certified Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 1991 35,000 U.K. ( BPI ) Silver June 1 , 1991 200,000 U.S. ( RIAA ) 2x Platinum June 27 , 1991 2,000,000 + See also ( edit ) R&B number - one hits of 1991 ( USA ) List of number - one singles from the 1990s ( UK ) List of number - one singles in 1991 ( NZ ) References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Josephs , Brian ( July 20 , 2012 ) . `` The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs '' . Complex . Retrieved July 26 , 2016 . Jump up ^ C.M.B ( liner notes ) . Color Me Badd . Giant Records . 1991 . Retrieved April 17 , 2016 . Jump up ^ The 50 Worst Songs Ever ! Watch , Listen and Cringe ! Archived 2010 - 12 - 26 at the Wayback Machine . from Blender.com Jump up ^ RCA . `` Lemar -- Tick Tock '' . Archived from the original on 2007 - 09 - 27 . Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 01 . ^ Jump up to : `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' , in various singles charts Lescharts.com ( Retrieved April 7 , 2008 ) Jump up ^ Lwin , Nanda . Top 40 Hits : The Essential Chart Guide ( 2000 ) . Mississauga , Ont. : Music Data Canada ^ Jump up to : `` Single top 100 over 1991 '' ( pdf ) ( in Dutch ) . Top40 . Retrieved 13 April 2010 . Jump up ^ Pennanen , Timo ( 2006 ) . Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 ( in Finnish ) ( 1st ed . ) . Helsinki : Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . p. 263 . ISBN 978 - 951 - 1 - 21053 - 5 . Jump up ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2009 - 01 - 08 at the Wayback Machine . ( Retrieved April 7 , 2008 ) Jump up ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009 - 06 - 03 at WebCite ( Retrieved April 7 , 2008 ) Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com ( Retrieved April 7 , 2008 ) ^ Jump up to : Billboard Allmusic.com ( Retrieved August 10 , 2008 ) Jump up ^ 1991 Australian Singles Chart aria.com ( Retrieved August 10 , 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1991 '' . Archived from the original on 2009 - 07 - 07 . Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 15 . Jump up ^ Australia certifications ( 1 ) ( Retrieved May 8 , 2012 ) Jump up ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk ( Retrieved August 10 , 2008 ) Jump up ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com ( Retrieved August 10 , 2008 ) External links ( edit ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` The Shoop Shoop Song ( It 's In His Kiss ) '' by Cher UK Singles Chart 9 June 1991 - 29 June 1991 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Any Dream Will Do '' by Jason Donovan Preceded by `` More Than Words '' by Extreme New Zealand Singles Chart 14 July 1991 - 28 July 1991 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` More Than Words '' by Extreme <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Color Me Badd <Td_colspan="2"> Bryan Abrams Mark Calderon Kevin Thornton Martin Kember Sam Watters Studio albums C.M.B. ( 1991 ) Time and Chance ( 1993 ) Remix albums Young , Gifted & Badd : The Remixes ( 1992 ) Singles `` I Wanna Sex You Up '' `` I Adore Mi Amor '' `` All 4 Love '' `` Forever Love '' `` The Bells '' Related Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Wanna_Sex_You_Up&oldid=810746713 '' Categories : 1991 singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Color Me Badd songs Debut singles Number - one singles in New Zealand UK Singles Chart number - one singles 1991 songs Giant Records ( Warner ) singles Songs about sexuality Songs written by Dr. Freeze Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles containing Finnish - language text CS1 Finnish - language sources ( fi ) Webarchive template webcite links Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Bahasa Indonesia Edit links This page was last edited on 17 November 2017 , at 04 : 45 . 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