Tell Me What You Want Me to Do

"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"
Single by Tevin Campbell
from the album T.E.V.I.N.
Released	November 12, 1991
Length	5:01
Label	Qwest
Songwriters	Narada Michael Walden Tevin Campbell Sally Jo Dakota
Producer	Narada Michael Walden
Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"Just Ask Me To" (1991) "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" (1991) "Goodbye" (1992)
Music video
"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" on YouTube

"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" is a song by American singer Tevin Campbell. It was written by Campbell, Sally Jo Dakota, and Narada Michael Walden and produced by the latter for his debut studio album, T.E.V.I.N. (1991). Released as the album's third single by Qwest Records, it became Campbell's biggest hit to date, peaking at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spending one week at number-one on the US R&B chart. "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" showcases Campbell's four-octave vocal range from a low note of E2 to a D#6 during the bridge of the song.

Track listings

US 7" / 12" vinyl

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" (Edit)	Tevin Campbell Sally Jo Dakota Narada Michael Walden	Walden	4:16
2.	"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" (Instrumental)	Campbell Dakota Walden	Walden	5:00

Japan CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"	Campbell Dakota Walden	Walden	4:10
2.	"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" (Instrumental)	Campbell Dakota Walden	Walden	4:10

German CD maxi-single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" (Edit)	Campbell Dakota Walden	Walden	4:10
2.	"Just Ask Me To" (featuring Chubb Rock)	Al B. Sure! Kyle West Rock	Sure West	4:07
3.	"Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)"	George Johnson Louis Johnson Siedah Garrett	Quincy Jones	4:46

UK CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"	Campbell Dakota Walden	Walden	4:16
2.	"Goodbye" (7" Remix Edit)	Sure West	Sure West Dancin' Danny D^[a]	3:48
3.	"Goodbye" (Sidub and Listen)	Sure West	Sure West Dancin' Danny D^[a]	4:58
4.	"Goodbye" (Tevin's Dub Pt 1 & 2)	Sure West	Sure West Dancin' Danny D^[a]	6:53

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 116 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 31 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[5] 63 UK Dance (Music Week)[6] 15 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 6 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 43 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Billboard Hot 100[10] 35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)

References

1. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing March 16, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
2. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Tevin Campbell" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
3. "Tevin Campbell – Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
4. "Tevin Campbell – Tell Me What You Want Me to Do". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
6. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 18, 1992. p. 26. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
7. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
8. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
9. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
10. "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
11. "American single certifications – Tevin Campbell – Tell Me What You Want Me to Do". Recording Industry Association of America.