# Let's Go Through the Motions

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1993 single by Jodeci

"Let's Go Through the Motions" Single by Jodeci from the album Who's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released April 6, 1993 (1993-04-06) Genre R&B hip hop soul new jack swing Length 5:13 Label Uptown MCA Lyricist Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. Producer DeVante Swing Jodeci singles chronology "I'm Still Waiting" (1992) "Let's Go Through the Motions" (1993) "Lately" (1993) Who's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack singles chronology "Let's Go Through the Motions" (1993) "Hittin' Switches" (1993)

"**Let's Go Through the Motions**" is a song written and produced by [DeVante Swing](/source/DeVante_Swing) and performed by American [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) group [Jodeci](/source/Jodeci). It was released on April 6, 1993, through [Uptown](/source/Uptown_Records)/[MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records) as the [lead single](/source/Lead_single) off the original motion picture soundtrack of [Ted Demme](/source/Ted_Demme)'s film *[Who's the Man?](/source/Who's_the_Man%3F)*

In the United States, the song peaked at number 65 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100), number 53 on the [Radio Songs](/source/Radio_Songs_(chart)), number 31 on the [Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs), number 43 on the [R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay](/source/R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Airplay), number 34 on the [Rhythmic Airplay](/source/Rhythmic_(chart)) and number 23 on the [Dance Singles Sales](/source/Dance_Singles_Sales).

## Track listing

CD Maxi-Single No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "Let's Go Through the Motions" (Radio) Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. Chad Elliott 4:15 2. "Let's Go Through the Motions" (Instrumental) DeGrate Jr. DeGrate Jr. Elliott 4:15 3. "Let's Go Through the Motions" (Intro Radio) DeGrate Jr. DeGrate Jr. Elliott 4:52

## Personnel

- Joel "JoJo" Hailey – vocals

- Cedric "[K-Ci](/source/K-Ci)" Hailey – vocals

- Donald "[DeVante Swing](/source/DeVante_Swing)" DeGrate Jr. – lyrics, music, vocals, producer

- Dalvin "[Mr. Dalvin](/source/Dalvin_DeGrate)" DeGrate – vocals

- Chad "[Dr. Ceuss](/source/Chad_Elliott)" Elliott – music

- [Darryl Pearson](/source/Darryl_Pearson) – additional producer

- Tim "Buttnaked Tim Dawg" Patterson – associate producer

- James Earl Jones Jr. – associate producer

- [Andre Harrell](/source/Andre_Harrell) – executive producer

- [Sean "Puffy" Combs](/source/Sean_%22Puffy%22_Combs) – executive producer

- Mark Siegel – executive producer

- Kathy Nelson – music supervisor

- [Toby Emmerich](/source/Toby_Emmerich) – music supervisor

## Charts

Chart (1993) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[1] 65 US Radio Songs (Billboard)[2] 53 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 31 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[4] 43 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[5] 34 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[6] 23

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Jodeci_1-0)** "[Jodeci Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jodeci/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardradiosongs_Jodeci_2-0)** "[Jodeci Chart History (Radio Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jodeci/chart-history/HSB)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Jodeci_3-0)** "[Jodeci Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jodeci/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphopairplay_Jodeci_4-0)** "[Jodeci Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jodeci/chart-history/RBM)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrhythmic_Jodeci_5-0)** "[Jodeci Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Jodeci/chart-history/TFC)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Jodeci Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/jodeci/chart-history/dsa/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

## External links

- "[Let's Go Through The Motions](https://www.discogs.com/master/98971)" at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases)

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