Tell Me (Dru Hill song)

"Tell Me"
Single by Dru Hill
from the album Dru Hill and Eddie (soundtrack)
ReleasedAugust 20, 1996
GenreR&B
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

"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.

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, in which they sang acapella and during its closing credits.

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "American single certifications – Dru Hill – Tell Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company. February 1998.
  4. ^ "Site Maintenance".
  5. ^ "Dru Hill – Tell Me US CD, Single". Discogs. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Dru Hill – Tell Me US 12" Promo". Discogs. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Dru Hill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Dru Hill Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Dru Hill Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "1996 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-40. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  15. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2021.