Every Little Step - wikipedia Every Little Step For the 2008 Broadway documentary, see Every Little Step ( film ). `` Every Little Step '' Single by Bobby Brown from the album Do n't Be Cruel Released January 31, 1989 Format 7 '' 12 '' CD cassette Recorded 1987 ; 1988 ( remix ) Genre R&B, new jack swing Length 3 : 57 Label MCA Songwriter ( s ) Kenneth Edmonds Antonio Reid Producer ( s ) Babyface L.A. Reid Bobby Brown singles chronology `` Roni '' ( 1988 ) `` Every Little Step '' ( 1989 ) `` On Our Own '' ( 1989 ) `` Roni '' ( 1988 ) `` Every Little Step '' ( 1989 ) `` On Our Own '' ( 1989 ) Music video `` Every Little Step '' on YouTube `` Every Little Step '' is a 1989 single by American singer Bobby Brown, written by L.A. Reid and Kenneth `` Babyface '' Edmonds and released by MCA Records. Released as the fourth single on his second album Do n't Be Cruel it reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Hot Black Singles chart, and number six on the UK Singles Chart in 1989. The song also appears on Brown 's remix album Dance !... Ya Know It !. The single garnered Brown 's first career Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 32nd Grammy Awards in 1990. Contents 1 Composition 2 Background 3 Track listing 3.1 A-side 4 Music video 5 Charts 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 Covers and samples 7 References 8 External links Composition Around the time Do n't Be Cruel was in production, Reid was dating singer Pebbles, who later became his wife. Inspired by his relationship with his girlfriend at the time, he wrote and co-produced the song with Edmonds, intending to give it to the group Midnight Star. Bobby Brown, however, heard a demo of the song and liked it instantly, which led to its inclusion on Do n't Be Cruel. Background In 2013, former New Edition manager Steven Machat claimed additional vocals on the song were allegedly done by Brown 's friend - and fellow New Edition member - Ralph Tresvant. Machat alleges that Tresvant was brought in to sing some of Brown 's vocals, as he claims Brown had been strung out on drugs. Machat 's story contradicts what happened with Brown as far back as 1989, where he was interviewed by Rolling Stone during the filming of the video for `` On Our Own ''. Brown said he left New Edition primarily because of Machat and his business partners Bill Dern and Rick Smith, who he named as the managers who ripped him off and started the rumor of him being heavily addicted to drugs at the time. Brown said, `` People at MCA thought we was on drugs. That was n't us. We were a bunch of brats, but we was n't into drugs, we was n't into liquor. We was into girls ''. Track listing A-side `` Every Little Step '' ( Extended Version ) -- 7 : 55 `` Every Little Step '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 02 Music video The song 's video directed by Alek Keshishian is known for its all - white background with dancers in front. This video style has been replicated since then, most notably in commercials for Gap. Oaktown 's 357 's `` Yeah Yeah Yeah '' in 1989. The Boys ' `` Crazy '' in 1989. B5 's `` U Got Me '' in 2005. Comedian Jimmy Fallon parodied the music video in the video for his 2002 song `` Idiot Boyfriend ''. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1989 ) Peak position Australia ARIA Charts 8 UK Singles Chart 6 US Billboard Hot 100 US Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales 17 US Hot Black Singles Year - end charts Charts ( 1989 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 48 L.A. Reid : remixing, drum programming, percussion Donald K. Parks : Fairlight programming Kayo : Pro-One synth bass Daryl Simmons, Karyn White : background vocals Covers and samples This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2017 ) Performed by Vocal Point on NBC 's The Sing - Off in 2011. Performed by Marcus Canty on The X Factor USA in 2011. R&B and pop singer Usher covered `` Every Little Step '' on his 1999 album, Live. Play covered the song for their Do n't Stop the Music album. Mercury4 covered the song on their debut album. John Travolta covered the song on the soundtrack to the film Old Dogs. The lyrics in this version are modified to focus on the father - daughter relationship between Travolta and his daughter Ella Bleu. The music video itself bears strong resemblance to the original video and features The Travoltas watching various clips from the movie on their computer, as well as playing and dancing around. Although not a direct cover, the music from Spring Yard Zone in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog appears to be based on the track 's chorus, marking the first of many new jack swing - inspired songs in the `` classic '' installments of the franchise. Wayne Brady and Mike Tyson parodied this song in a video for the website `` Funny or Die ''. Bobby Brown himself appears in the parody. Nelly and Joe Jonas performed this on The Next : Fame Is at Your Doorstep. Rough Copy performed a medley of `` Every Little Step '' and `` She 's Got That Vibe '' on the tenth series of The X Factor in 2013. The song makes an appearance in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2. Australian band CDB covered the song on their album, Tailored for Now ( 2017 ). References Jump up ^ Pini, Gary ( September 30, 2011 ). `` Bobby Brown 's `` Every Little Step '' Is Our Music Video of the Day ``. Paper. Retrieved July 27, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Every Little Step by Bobby Brown ''. AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2013. Jump up ^ Noakes, Tim. `` Bobby Brown 's cruel birthday ''. dazeddi8gital.com. Dazed Magazine. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 27. Jump up ^ Tannennbaum, Rob. `` Bobby Brown 's Uneasy Passage ''. rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Every Little Step by Bobby Brown ''. SongFacts. Retrieved August 4, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Idiot Boyfriend by Jimmy Fallon ''. Youtube. Retrieved December 24, 2009. Jump up ^ `` A remake of the Bobby Brown classic `` Every Little Step '' with Mike Tyson and Wayne Brady must be seen to be believed ``. Retrieved September 30, 2010. Jump up ^ `` iral : Wayne Brady and His Unforgettable Bobby Brown Swag ''. Time. October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010. External links Official Video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Bobby Brown Albums Studio King of Stage Do n't Be Cruel Bobby Forever The Masterpiece Remix Dance !... Ya Know It ! Remixes in the Key of B Compilation B. Brown Posse Singles `` Girlfriend '' `` Girl Next Door '' `` Do n't Be Cruel '' `` My Prerogative '' `` Roni '' `` Every Little Step '' `` On Our Own '' `` Rock Wit'cha '' `` Every Little Hit Mix '' `` Humpin ' Around '' `` Good Enough '' `` Get Away '' `` That 's the Way Love Is '' `` Something in Common '' `` Two Can Play That Game '' `` Feelin ' Inside '' Featured singles `` She Ai n't Worth It '' `` Stone Cold Gentleman '' `` Word to the Mutha ! '' `` Thug Lovin ' '' `` Beautiful '' Related articles Discography New Edition Heads of State Whitney Houston ( first wife ) Bobbi Kristina Brown ( daughter ) Being Bobby Brown Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Every_Little_Step&oldid=853916241 '' Categories : 1989 singles Bobby Brown songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Number - one dance singles in Canada Songs written by Babyface ( musician ) Songs written by L.A. Reid Song recordings produced by Babyface ( musician ) 1988 songs MCA Records singles Music videos directed by Alek Keshishian Song recordings produced by L.A. 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Question: who wrote the song every little step i take
Answer: L.A. Reid