On this day in music history: December 3, 1994 - On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks (non-consecutive), also peaking at #2 on the R&B singles chart on the same date. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, it is the third chart topping single for the Philadelphia, PA based R&B vocal quartet. The group will meet the producers at the NBA All Star Game in Minneapolis when they approach Jam & Lewis about writing something for their new album. A couple of months later, they will respond with On Bended Knee. Issued as the follow up to Ill Make Love To You on November 1, 1994, it is another immediate smash. Entering the Hot 100 at #14 on November 19, 1994, it will pole vault to the top of the chart two weeks later. Knee will be in a tussle for the top spot with Ini Kamozes Here Comes The Hotstepper, with Kamoze bumping the Boyz from the top spot after two weeks, Hotstepper will hold at number one for two weeks. On Bended Knee will regain the top spot, spending another four weeks at the top. Boyz II Men will make history as the first group in over thirty years to replace themselves at the top of the Billboard pop singles chart. Having just ended a record breaking fourteen week run at number one with their previous single Ill Make Love To You, Knee replaces it in the top spot. The Beatles had previously achieved this feat in March of 1964 when She Loves You replaces I Want To Hold Your Hand at number one. On Bended Knee is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 02:00:31 +0000
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