Tell Me (Dru Hill song)

"Tell Me" is the debut single by Dru Hill. In the US, the song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the R&B chart. It sold 600,000 copies domestically, earning a gold certification from the RIAA.[1][2] It reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is also the first single from the group's eponymous debut album.

"Tell Me"
Single by Dru Hill
from the album Dru Hill and Eddie (soundtrack)
ReleasedAugust 20, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreR&B, soul
Length4:13
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Stanley Brown, Myron A. Cantrall
Producer(s)Stanley Brown
Dru Hill singles chronology
"Tell Me"
(1996)		 "In My Bed"
(1997)
Music video
"Tell Me" on YouTube

The song first appeared on the soundtrack of the 1996 film, Eddie.[3] The music video was filmed in September and premiered on T.V. two months later.[4]

The group also performed the song while guest-starring in the third-season premiere of the American sitcom Moesha aired in August 1997, as well as a fourth-season episode of another sitcom, The Parent 'Hood, aired in November 1997.

Music video

The music video, directed by Terry Heller, features the group performing the song in a club.

Track listing
US CD single[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me"4:13
2."Tell Me (Acappella)"3:58
3."Tell Me (Executive Mix)"4:12
US 12" vinyl promo[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Tell Me"4:13
2."Tell Me (Acappella)"3:58
3."Tell Me (Instrumental)"4:13
4."Tell Me Tell Me (Executive Mix)"4:12

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 18
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks 5
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References
  1. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. "American certifications – Dru Hill – Tell Me". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company. February 1998.
  4. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=9114
  5. "Dru Hill – Tell Me US CD, Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. "Dru Hill – Tell Me US 12" Promo". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-11-11.


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