"Kiss You Back" was the lead single released from Digital Underground

Digital Underground

Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. It could have been considered a music "family" rather than a group, as its personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour....

's second studio album (their third official release), Sons of the P

Sons of the P

Sons of the P is the third album by American rap group Digital Underground, released on October 15, 1991. The album featured two hit singles, "No Nose Job" and "Kiss You Back", both of which were written by, and featured the lead vocals of Greg Jacobs Sons of the P is the third album by American...

. The song sampled Funkadelic

Funkadelic

Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

's 1979 hit, "(Not Just) Knee Deep

(Not Just) Knee Deep

" Knee Deep" is a funk song running 15 minutes, 21 seconds on side 1 of Funkadelic's 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You.-Song information:...

" for which the song's writers, George Clinton

George Clinton (musician)

George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

 and Philippé Wynne

Philippe Wynne

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, received writing credits.

Released a year after the groups breakthrough single, "The Humpty Dance

The Humpty Dance

"The Humpty Dance" is a 1990 hip hop song by Digital Underground, which was featured on their debut album Sex Packets. The single climbed all the way to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart...

", "Kiss You Back" became Digital Underground's second top-40 single, peaking at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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, and earned a gold certification on April 9, 1992 for sales of 500,000 copies.

Track listing

1. "Kiss You Back" (Smack On The Cheek Mix)- 4:25
2. "Kiss You Back" (LP Mix)- 6:12
3. "Kiss You Back" (Full French Kiss Mix)- 6:59
4. "Kiss You Back" (Smackapella Mix)- 5:14

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	40
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	13
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	5
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	7