Who Do U Love

"Who Do U Love" is a song performed by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written and produced by Larry "Rock" Campbell and Vassal Benford for her self-titled debut studio album (1995), and contains a sample of "Hold You Tight" by Tara Kemp, as written by Jake Smith, Tuhin Roy, and William Hammond. Arista Records issued the song as the second album's single in 1996.

This article is about the song by Deborah Cox. For other uses, see Who Do You Love? (disambiguation).
"Who Do U Love"
Single by Deborah Cox
from the album Deborah Cox
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)[1]
Recorded1995 (1995)
GenreR&B
Length4:47
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • Vassal Benford
  • Jake Smith
  • Tuhin Roy
  • William Hammond[2]
Producer(s)
  • Larry Campbell
  • Vassal Benford
Deborah Cox singles chronology
"Sentimental"
(1995)		 "Who Do U Love"
(1996)		 "Where Do We Go from Here"
(1996)
Music video
"Who Do U Love" on YouTube

"Who Do U Love" peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was Cox's first number-one hit on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Internationally it reached number two in New Zealand, number 11 in Australia, number 15 in Canada and number 31 in the United Kingdom. The song is certified Platinum in New Zealand and Gold in Australia.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Brett Ratner.[3] It consists of Cox confronting her boyfriend (portrayed by Flex Alexander) for being unfaithful. It begins with Cox in her apartment, being confronted by her friends, who claim that Cox's boyfriend ("Flex") was out and cheating on her the night before. Cox denies it at first, until she hears her boyfriend outside her apartment with his friends. She tries to confront him, but he quickly gets defensive, so Cox's replies "Forget You". Walking down the fire escape with her friends, Cox begins to sing and dance in sync with her friends, as she walks away from Flex. Throughout, he keeps trying to win her back, but in the end, Cox refuses Flex's hand and walks away. The video ends with Flex miming "Damn!".

The dancing in the music video was choreographered by Tina Landon. The video features Nikki Pantenburg, Tish Oliver, Shawnette Heard, and Kelly Konno, all of whom were dancers for Janet Jackson during her janet. era. Landon, herself, who also was Jackson's choreographer at the time, is amongst the background dancers in the video, and can be seen in the last dance sequence of the video.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 11
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 15
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 28
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[7] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 2
Scotland (OCC)[9] 59
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 31
UK Dance (OCC)[11] 10
UK R&B (OCC)[12] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 17
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14] 1
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[15] 6
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 12
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[18] 19

Year-end charts
Chart (1996) Position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 73
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 65

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  2. "Who Do U Love - Deborah Cox | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2997." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  6. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2964." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  7. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2928." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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  11. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  12. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  13. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  14. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  15. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  16. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  17. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  18. "Deborah Cox Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  19. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  20. "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  21. Pedro. "Longbored Surfer – 1996". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  22. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Year End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  23. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  24. "New Zealand single certifications – Deborah Cox – Who Do U Love". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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