Sensitivity (song) explained

"Sensitivity" is the title of a number-one single by American singer Ralph Tresvant. It was released in October 1990 by MCA as the first single from the self-titled debut album (1990) of the New Edition frontman since the split of the group. The hit song spent one week at number one on the US Billboard R&B chart,^[2] becoming his biggest hit. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Sensitivity"!Chart (1990–1991)!Peak
position

Australia (ARIA)[3]	62
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	18
UK Dance (Music Week)[5]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	4
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)	1
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)	19

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Sensitivity"!Chart (1991)!Position

Europe (European Hit Radio)[7]	94
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	41
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	29

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1990 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best New Jack Swing Songs: 40 Party Starting Jams . https://web.archive.org/web/20210217175257/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-new-jack-swing-songs/ . uDiscover Team . uDiscoverMusic . . February 17, 2021 . February 17, 2021 . August 31, 2021 . live.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 588.
3. 284.
4. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. November 16, 2022.
5. Top 60 Dance Singles . . January 12, 1991 . xii . September 28, 2020.
6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 858.

7. EHR Year-End Top 100. Music & Media. 8. 51–52. 20. December 21, 1991. February 24, 2024.
8. Web site: End of Year Charts 1991. Recorded Music NZ. December 3, 2017.
9. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1991. 2009-09-15.