Do You Want Me

1990 single by Salt-n-Pepa

"Do You Want Me"

Single by Salt-N-Pepa

from the album Blacks' Magic

B-side

"I Gotcha (Once Again)"

Released

February 14, 1991

Length

3:50

Label

Next Plateau
FFRR

Songwriter(s)

Fingerprints

Producer(s)

Hurby Luv Bug
The Invincibles

Salt-N-Pepa singles chronology

"Independent"
(1989)

"Do You Want Me"
(1991)

"Let's Talk About Sex"
(1991)

"Do You Want Me" is a song by American R&B-hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released in February 1991 as the third single from their 1990 album, Blacks' Magic. It reached No. 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and charted at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at No. 9 in Portugal, No. 16 in the Netherlands, and No. 19 in Australia.

Track listings

US 12-inch and maxi-cassette single^[1]^[2]

A1. "Do You Want Me" (vocal featuring Hurby Luv Bug) – 3:51

A2. "Do You Want Me" (vocal) – 3:51

B1. "I Gotcha (Once Again)" (LP version) – 3:53

B2. "Do You Want Me" (instrumental) – 3:48

US cassette single^[3]

A. "Do You Want Me" (European radio remix) – 3:15

B. "Do You Want Me" (original version featuring Hurby Luv Bug) – 3:51

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	22
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	49
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[9]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	49
Portugal (AFP)^[12]	9
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	5
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	21
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[15]	26
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[16]	8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[17]	32
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[18]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[19]	75
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]	58
US Billboard Hot 100^[21]	98

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[22]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Salt-N-Pepa (1991). Do You Want Me (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Next Plateau Entertainment. NP50137.
^ Salt-N-Pepa (1991). Do You Want Me (US maxi-cassette single sleeve). Next Plateau Entertainment. JDM50137.
^ Salt-N-Pepa (1991). Do You Want Me (US cassette single sleeve). Next Plateau Entertainment. JECS331.
^ "Salt 'N' Pepa – Do You Want Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt 'N' Pepa – Do You Want Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 27. July 9, 1991. p. 45. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt 'N' Pepa – Do You Want Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do You Want Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt 'N' Pepa – Do You Want Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt 'N' Pepa – Do You Want Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 31. August 3, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. January 11, 1992. p. 20.
^ "1991 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-14.
^ "American single certifications – Salt 'N Pepa – Do You Want Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 14, 2021.