House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)

"House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)" is a song performed by Tony! Toni! Toné!, issued as the title track from the soundtrack to the film House Party 2. The song was written by band members Raphael Saadiq and Dwayne Wiggins;[1] and it peaked at #19 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1991.[3] This song was a Regular “devotional” period song in the black church since 1972. The Tonyies changed some of the lyrics but the main part of the song, the “I don’t know what you come to do” and the “I come to clap my hands, I come stop stomp my feet” have been a staple of the black church long before House Party 2.

"House Party II" redirects here. For the film, see House Party 2.
"House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)"
Single by Tony! Toni! Toné!
from the album House Party 2 (soundtrack)
Released1991 (1991)
GenreR&B
Length5:17 (album version)[1]
4:14 (single edit)[2]
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Tony! Toni! Toné! singles chronology
"Whatever You Want"
(1991)		 "House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)"
(1991)		 "Me and You"
(1991)

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Lionel C. Martin.[4]

Charts
Chart (1991)[3] Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 141
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 19

References
  1. "House Party (I Don't Know What You Come to Do) - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. "Tony! Toni! Toné! - House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come To Do) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  3. "Tony! Toni! Toné! - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  4. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Tony Toni Tone - "I don't know what you come to do" [sic]". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  5. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 18, 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved November 19, 2022.


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