Hit Me Off

"Hit Me Off" is a 1996 hit single by R&B/pop group New Edition and their first single in seven years. The song was the first release off the group's sixth studio album, Home Again. The song featured lead vocals for all six New Edition members. The song was a substantial success for the group, debuting at number three on the pop chart (surpassing "Cool It Now" as their highest-charting single on that chart) and while topping the R&B singles chart for three weeks, their fifth number-one hit.[2] It sold 600,000 copies domestically and was certified gold by the RIAA.[3][4] It samples "Storm King" by Bob James, "I Got Cha Opin" by Black Moon, and "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic. The song was performed along with "I'm Still in Love with You" on the TV series "Family Matters".

"Hit Me Off"
Single by New Edition
from the album Home Again
ReleasedAugust 2, 1996 (1996-08-02)
Recorded1996[1]
Genre
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)

Track listing
  1. 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

Year-end charts
Chart (1996) Position
Canada Dance (RPM)[5] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 3

References
  1. "Inside New Edition's Overdue Renaissance". Rolling Stone. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 428.
  3. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. "American certifications – New Edition – Hit Me Off". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1996
  6. "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  7. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.

See also
  • R&B number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
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