"We Got a Love Thang" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, released on December 30, 1991 by A&M Records as the second single from her debut album, Finally (1992). The song was co-written by Chantay Savage and produced by Steve "Silk" Hurley, and became the second number-one hit for the artist, remaining on the top of the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for two weeks. In the United Kingdom, the title scored number six, while on the Billboard Hot 100, it reached number twenty. The song contains a sample of the drum break from "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson.

Critical reception Larry Flick of Billboard magazine wrote, "Duplicating the magic of the now-classic club anthem 'Finally' was a seemingly impossible task. However, with the aid of producer Steve "Silk" Hurley, Peniston has come pretty darn close on this delicious pop/houser, on which she exudes immeasurable charm and the sass of a diva." A reviewer from Cash Box described the song as an "uptempo, club-oriented song that resembles her previous single, but still has a sound of its own."

Matthew Cole from Music Weeks RM Dance Update felt that it sees her "sunshine vocals" given the Steve "Silk" Hurley treatment, adding, "The result is sheer smoothness. The song has none of 'Finally's irresistible cutesy charm, but CeCe's vocal once more refines everything that makes you want to dance." Stuart Maconie from New Musical Express found that "this has aspirations to being a very good record, chiefly by virtue of a brilliantly cheesy tooting (technical term) horn sound and crappy Bontempi organ doodlings."

Retrospective response In a 2017 retrospective review, Steven E. Flemming Jr. of Albumism stated that the song "skillfully melded the insistent grace of all that’s right about dance production values with grand vocals." AllMusic editor Craig Lytle remarked that "We Got a Love Thang," like "Finally", "employ that rapid dancehall groove better known as house music." In a 2014 review, Pop Rescue described it as "perfectly up-beat."

Credits and personnel Management Executive producers – Manny Lehman, Mark Mazzetti Recording studio – Tanglewood Studios, Chicago, Illinois Publishing – Last Song Administration – Third Coast Music (ASCAP)

Production Writers – Eric Miller, Jeremiah McAllister, Chantay Savage Producers – Steven Hurley ; Miller and Maurice Joshua (remix) Mixing and arrangement – Hurley Remixing – Hurley, Miller, Joshua (also edits) Engineering – Larry Sturm; Hurley and Miller (remix)

Personnel Vocals – Cecilia Peniston Backing vocals – Savage, Kimberly Russell , Donell Rush Keyboards – Hurley and McAllister (remix) Drum programming – Hurley (remix) Cover art – Simon Fowler, Peggy Sirota Design – Sarah Southin, Len Peltier

Track listings and formats

VHS, US, Promo, #() "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30

7", US, #75021 1594 7 "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30 "Finally" (LP Version) - 4:03

7", US, #AM-8720 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27 "Finally" (7" Mix) - 4:30

7", DE, #AM 846/390 846-7 7", EU & UK, #AM 846/390 846-7 CD, FR, #390 702-2 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

CS, NL, #300179-4 CS, US, #75021 1594 4 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27

CD, AU, #390 680-2 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

MCD, DE, #AMCD 846/390 846-2 MCD, EU & UK, #AMCD 846/390 846-2 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

12", US, #75021 2395 1 MCD, US, #75021 2395 2 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23 "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30 "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27

12", NL, #390 846-1 12", UK, #AMY 846/390 846-1 12", UK, Promo, #AMYDJ 846/390 846-1 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25 "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Dub) - 6:37

12", US, Double, Promo, #75021 7328 1 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23 "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27 "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14 "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice's Dub) - 7:17 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Dub) - 6:37

MCD, US, Promo, #75021 7330 2''' "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit II) - 4:11 "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice's 7") - 4:32 "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58 "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25 "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23 "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice's Dub) - 7:17 "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Dub) - 6:37

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA) 36Belgium (VRT Top 30) 30Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 5Canada Top Singles (RPM)For peak positions of "We Got A Love Thang" single in Canadian RPM 100 chart, use the first link. For its peak position in RPM 10 Dance/Urban chart, use the second link. Note: Up to 1994 RPM published only Top 10 positions for dance/urban category, since 1995 Top 30 list is effective. 26Canada Dance/Urban (RPM) 1Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 15Europe (European Dance Radio) 2Germany (Media Control Charts)For peak positions of "We Got A Love Thang" single in Germany, use either the musicline.de, or the charts.de link. 41Ireland (IRMA)For the peak position of "We Got A Love Thang" in Ireland, search either by the song's title, or the artist's name using the following link. 15Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)For peak positions of "We Got A Love Thang" single in the Netherlands, follow the Dutch Top 40, or the Single Top 100 link, depending on a preferred chart list. Both are considered as the official charts in the country, however 'Nederlands Top 40' does not provide an albums chart. Note: When using the Dutch Top 40 link, click at the song's title to view its highest position placed in section called 'positieverloop'. 4Netherlands (Single Top 100) 9New Zealand (RIANZ) 33Quebec (ADISQ) 18Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 34UK Singles (OCC)For peak positions of "We Got A Love Thang" single in UK, choose the singles link, or the OfficialCharts link to view full run of the single in England. 6UK Airplay (Music Week) 7UK Dance (Music Week) 3UK Club Chart (Music Week) 2US Billboard Hot 100For peak positions of "We Got A Love Thang" in US Billboard, use the general links, and/or, in order to view there not-listed top positions, respectively additional information such as peak date(s) and/or weeks spent on chart(s), you will have to subscribe to billboard.biz website to vie also the specific billboard.biz links. 20US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 1US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 38US Cash Box Top 100For the top position of "We Got A Love Thang" in US Cashbox chart, follow the either the cashboxmagazine link, or see the pdf document at hitsofalldecades link in addition. 19

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Peak positionAmerican Top 4079Dutch Top 100 Singles (Nederlandse Top 40)For peak year-end chart positions of "We Got A Love Thang", use a link depending on a chart territory. To check also the US year-end positions, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz links.Europe (European Dance Radio) 18UK Singles (OCC) 85UK Club Chart (Music Week) 31US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) 97US Top Dance Music Club Play (Billboard) 16

See also List of number-one dance singles of 1992 (U.S.) List of UK top-ten singles in 1992 Now That's What I Call Music! 21 The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever!''

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