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  • Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
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  • Mercury Records singles
  • 1980 singles
  • 1980 songs
  • Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
  • Songs written by Lonnie Simmons
  • The Gap Band songs
  • Songs written by Charlie Wilson (singer)
  • Songs written by Rudy Taylor
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  • %22Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)%22 is a song originally performed by The Gap Band in 1980 and written by member Charlie Wilson and producer Lonnie Simmons. In 1981, it peaked at number eighty-four on the Hot 100, and it was a number one hit on the R&B charts. Billboard magazine ranked it as the 12th biggest R&B single of 1981.The song's lyrics refer to abandonment by a lover. The phrase %22Burn Rubber on Me%22 itself refers to said woman driving off while her lover is away. The narrative is continued in %22Early in the Morning%22.A later single released, featuring %22Humpin'%22 on the B-side, scored a #19 appearance on the dance charts.Pop singer George Michael sampled the song for his 1997 single %22Star People '97%22
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  • Charlie Wilson (singer)
  • Lonnie Simmons
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  • USIR20200905
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  • PT239.41331065S
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