From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"You’re Not My Kind of Girl" is a 1988 song by R&B/Pop group New Edition, and the second single from their fifth studio album, Heart Break.
[edit] Overview
Written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, this mid tempo song is about a man being fancied by a woman who he isn’t his type, and so he’s trying to gently let her down. His friends, meanwhile, can’t understand his lack of interest in said female, who they believe is a catch.
[edit] Release and reaction
Though the song was a sizable hit on urban radio, peaking at #3 on the R&B charts in the fall of 1988— unlike it’s predecessor, “If It Isn’t Love,” it failed to make the same impression on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart—where it peaked at a paltry #95.
[edit] Music Video
The music video for “You’re Not My Kind of Girl” is set to a concert performance of the song (which was led in by the music video for “If It Isn’t Love.”)
