"Word to the Mutha!" is a song co-written and performed by American contemporary R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe and co-written and produced by Wolf & Epic (Richard Wolf and Bret "Epic" Mazur). It originally appeared on their debut studio album, Poison (1990), under the title "Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny (Word to the Mutha)!", but the title was shortened and a remixed version of the song was issued as the only official single from the group's remix album WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album (1991). The song features vocals from Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill. It was the first recorded song to feature all six members of New Edition. Brown, Tresvant and Gill are credited separately on the single, rather than collectively as New Edition.
The song samples "A Star in the Ghetto" by Average White Band and "The Jam" by Graham Central Station.
A music video was filmed in and around the Orchard Park Housing Projects, in the Roxbury section of Boston, where five of the six (excluding Johnny Gill) New Edition members grew up.
Charts Chart (1991–1992)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)151New Zealand (RIANZ)11UK Singles (OCC)76UK Dance (Music Week)18UK Club Chart (Record Mirror)92US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)"Bell Biv DeVoe Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Radio Songs for Bell Biv Devoe.37
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