You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

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"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"

Single by Jeffrey Osborne

from the album Emotional

B-side

"Who Would Have Guessed"

Released

July 14, 1986

Recorded

1986

Genre

R&B, soul

Length

4:21

Label

A&M

Songwriter(s)

Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts^[1]

Producer(s)

Richard Perry, Andy Goldmark (asso.), Bruce Roberts (asso.)

Jeffrey Osborne singles chronology

"Let Me Know"
(1985)

"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"
(1986)

"Soweto"
(1986)

"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" is a 1986 song by Jeffrey Osborne from the album Emotional. It was his biggest pop hit when released as a single, reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. On other US charts, "You Should Be Mine" peaked at #2 on both the Hot Black Singles and Adult Contemporary charts.

Background

"The Woo Woo Song" is the title in parentheses because Jeffrey's little daughter did not know the exact title, she identified the song saying "Daddy, sing 'The Woo Woo Song'!" Jeffrey thus affectionately nicknamed the track.

Chart positions

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	13
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.^[2]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles^[3]	2

In popular culture

The 17th episode of Cosby titled "Valentine's Day" features Jeffrey Osborne guest starring and performing the song.
The song was heard on the daytime serial Santa Barbara.^[4]

References

^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 186.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 444.
^ "Santa Barbara". Cybercom.net. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

v t e Jeffrey Osborne
Albums	Jeffrey Osborne (1982) Stay with Me Tonight (1983) Don't Stop (1984) Emotional (1986) One Love – One Dream (1988) Only Human (1991)
Singles	"I Really Don't Need No Light" (1982) "On the Wings of Love" (1982) "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" (1986) "Love Power" (1987) "She's on the Left" (1988) "Far Longer than Forever" (1994) "Yes, I'm Ready" (2005)
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