Hit Me Off

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"Hit Me Off"
Hit Me Off.jpg
Single by New Edition
from the album Home Again
ReleasedJuly 29, 1996 (1996-07-29)
Recorded1996[1]
Length4:21
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Phillip "Silky" White
New Edition singles chronology
"Boys To Men"
(1991) 		"Hit Me Off"
(1996) 		"I'm Still in Love with You"
(1996)

"Hit Me Off" is a song by American R&B group New Edition. The song was the first single released off the group's sixth studio album, Home Again, on July 29, 1996, as their first single in seven years. The song featured lead vocals from all six New Edition members. It samples "Storm King" by Bob James, "I Got Cha Opin" by Black Moon, and "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic.

"Hit Me Off" debuted at a peak of number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 while topping the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart for three weeks, their fifth number-one hit on the listing. It sold 600,000 copies domestically and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was also certified gold in New Zealand, where it reached number two. The song was performed along with "I'm Still in Love with You" on the TV series "Family Matters".

Track listing[]

  1. "Hit Me Off" (N.E. Spyder and Shaq D) – 6:00
  2. "Hit Me Off" (The Trackmasters E.C. Joint) – 4:27
  3. "Hit Me Off" ("G" Formulated Mix)(Version) – 5:01
  4. "Hit Me Off" (Franktified Club Version) – 7:34
  5. "Hit Me Off" (LP Version) – 4:21

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 5,000*
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 600,000[24]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 16, 1996 (1996-07-16)
MCA [26]
United Kingdom July 29, 1996 (1996-07-29)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [27]

See also[]

References[]

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  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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  20. ^ "RPM Year End Dance Top 50". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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  22. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1996". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  23. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – New Edition – Hit Me Off". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  24. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – New Edition – Hit Me Off". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  26. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1154. July 12, 1996. pp. 36, 42. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  27. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 27, 1996. p. 43. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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