"The Things That You Do" is a song performed by American R&B singer

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from her debut album, '' Nobody Does It Better'' (1996). The single version was released as the Bad Boy Remix featuring

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chart, where it peaked at #12 and spent a total of 29 weeks. The song also appeared on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at #41. In 2007, the song's chorus was sampled and covered by American musical duo

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's single, "Things You Do."

Background

The original version of "The Things That You Do" was written and produced by

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, and appears on Thompson's debut album. The remix version, entitled "The Things That You Do (Bad Boy Remix)" is the most well-known version of the song and features a prominent

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of Bob James' "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" from his album, '' Two'' (1975). The remix features a guest vocal by American hip-hop artist

and backing vocals by then-Bad Boy R&B group 112.

Music video

A music video for the well-known "Bad Boy Remix" version was filmed in

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in the summer of 1996 and was directed by Andras Mahr. This version, like the single, also received heavy airplay on

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and

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. The video features appearances by

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(then known as Puff Daddy),

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and

also performs her rap in the video.

Track listings and formats

;UK CD single # "Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix) (Club Mix) — 4:32 # "Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix) (Instrumental) — 4:32 # "Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix) (Acapella) — 3:24 # "Things That You Do" (Album Version) — 4:07 ;US 12" vinyl # "The Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix / Club Mix) — 4:32 # "The Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix / Instrumental) — 4:32 # "The Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix / Acapella) — 3:42 # "The Things That You Do" — 4:36 # "The Things That You Do" (Instrumental) — 4:40 # "The Things That You Do" (Acapella) — 4:32 ;US cassette tape # "The Things That You Do" (Darkchild Radio) (featuring

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, Mr. Mike Nitty &

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) — 4:03 # "The Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix with Rap) (featuring

) — 3:43 ;US CD/Maxi-single # "The Things That You Do" (Darkchild Radio) (featuring

, Mr. Mike Nitty &

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) — 4:03 # "The Things That You Do" (Darkchild Remix) (featuring

, Mr. Mike Nitty &

) — 6:00 # "The Things That You Do" (Darkchild Instrumental) — 5:55 # "The Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix/Club Mix) (featuring

) — 4:32 # "The Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix/Instrumental) — 4:32

Charts

The song became Thompson's sole chart appearance on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at #41. However, the song was more successful on the

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where it reached #12 and spent a total of 29 weeks on the latter chart.

References

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