"Don't Be Cruel" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown. Taken from his second studio album of the same name, the song was written and produced by the songwriting and production duo Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid, with additional writing by Daryl Simmons.
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Music Video
The music video was filmed in Boston on May 1988.
Chart performance
"Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top position of the R&B chart, where it remained for two weeks. It also reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the US Cash Box Top 100.
In popular culture
"Don’t Be Cruel" was featured in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.