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{{short description|1991 single by Bell Biv DeVoe}}
{{about|the song by Bell Biv DeVoe|the song by Down with Webster|She's Dope (Down with Webster song)}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = She's Dope!
| cover      = Bell Biv Devoe - Shes Dope single cover.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Bell Biv DeVoe]]
| album      = [[Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe album)|Poison]]
| released   = {{start date|1991|7|1}}<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Shes-Dope-Vinyl-Bell-Devoe/dp/B000002PKP|title=Amazon.com: Bell Biv Devoe: She's Dope [Vinyl]: Music|work=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref>
| recorded   = {{start date|1989}}
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[New jack swing]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| length     = {{duration|m=3|s=42}}
| label      = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| writer     = [[Dr. Freeze|Elliot Straite]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/she-s-dope%21-mt0010392317|title=Dope! - Bell Biv DeVoe {{!}} Listen, Appearances, Song Review {{!}} AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref>
| producer   = {{flatlist|
* Elliot Straite
* Howard Hersh<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Bell-Biv-Devoe-Shes-Dope/release/1062015|title=Bell Biv Devoe - She's Dope! (Vinyl) at Discogs|work=[[Discogs]]|publisher=Zink Media|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref>}}
| prev_title = [[When Will I See You Smile Again?]]
| prev_year  = 1991
| next_title = [[Word to the Mutha!]]
| next_year  = 1991
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|c01qSgBEm5s|"She's Dope!"}}}}
}}
"'''She's Dope!'''" is a song performed by American [[contemporary R&B]] group [[Bell Biv DeVoe]]. It is the opening track on the group's debut studio album ''[[Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe album)|Poison]]'' and serves as the album's fifth [[single (music)|single]]. In early pressings of ''Poison'', the song was simply titled "'''Dope!'''", but the title was changed due to the increasing [[drug]] epidemic among children at the time.<ref name="nokia">{{cite web|url=http://www.clubnokia.com/events/detail/271819|title=Club Nokia :: Bell Biv Devoe|work=[[Club Nokia]]|publisher=[[Anschutz Entertainment Group]]|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name="wqok">{{cite web|url=http://hiphopnc.com/310121/more-performing-artists-added-to-womens-empowerment|title=More Performing Artist's Added To Women's Empowerment {{!}} K97.5|work=[[WQOK]]|publisher=[[Radio One (company)|Radio One]]|date=March 5, 2010|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> The song peaked at #9 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart in 1991.<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bell-biv-devoe-mn0000127063/awards|title=Bell Biv DeVoe {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> The EPOD Mix version of the song is the version used in the music video & released as a single.
==Music video==
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The official [[music video]] for the song was directed by [[Lionel C. Martin]].<ref name="vh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/bell-biv-devoe/739295/shes-dope.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222652/http://www.vh1.com/video/bell-biv-devoe/739295/shes-dope.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title="She's Dope!" by Bell Biv Devoe {{!}} Music Video {{!}} VH1.com|work=VH1|publisher=Viacom International|date=August 8, 2006|accessdate=April 9, 2015}}</ref>
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1991)<ref name="allmusic2"/>
!Peak<br>position
|-
| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref >{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/08/week-commencing-19-august-1991.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing August 19, 1991|access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref>
|align=center|151
|-
|US [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
|align=center|15
|-
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] (''Billboard'')
|align=center|9
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Allmusic|song|id=mt0010392317|label="She's Dope!"}}
* {{Discogs master|type=single|150728}}
{{Bell Biv DeVoe}}
[[Category:1990 songs]]
[[Category:1991 singles]]
[[Category:Bell Biv DeVoe songs]]
[[Category:MCA Records singles]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Lionel C. Martin]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Freeze]]
[[Category:Songs written by Dr. Freeze]]
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