How You Gonna Act Like That

"How You Gonna Act Like That" is a song by American singer Tyrese from his third studio album I Wanna Go There (2002). It was written by Gibson, Eric Dawkins, George “Fiji” Veikoso, longtime contributors Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas while production was helmed by Mason and Thomas under their production moniker The Underdogs. Released as the album's lead single, the song peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.^[3]

"How You Gonna Act Like That"
Single by Tyrese
from the album I Wanna Go There
Released	November 19, 2002[1]
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	R&B
Length	4:56[2]
Label	J
Songwriter(s)	Tyrese Gibson Harvey Mason Jr. Damon Thomas Eric Dawkins
Producer(s)	The Underdogs
Tyrese singles chronology
"Just a Baby Boy" (2001) "How You Gonna Act Like That" (2002) "Signs of Love Makin'" (2003)

Rolling Stone listed it as the 51st best R&B song of the 21st century.^[4]

Track listings

CD maxi single^[5][6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"How You Gonna Act Like That" (Album Version)	4:54
2.	"How You Gonna Act Like That" (5AM Remix)	4:49
3.	"How You Gonna Act Like That" (Stig Remix)	7:15
4.	"How You Gonna Act Like That" (Music Video)	4:07

Credits and personnel

• Eric Dawkins – writer, background vocals
• Tyrese Gibson – vocals, writer
• Eric Jackson – guitar
• Jolie Levine-Aller – coordinator
• Harvey Mason Jr. – producer, writer
• Fiji aka George Veikoso - writer
• Eric Holder
• Dave "Natural Love" Russell – mixing
• The Underdogs- producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "How You Gonna Act Like That" Chart (2002–2003) Peak position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 40 Scotland (OCC)[8] 73 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 30 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[10] 9 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 3 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13] 22 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "How You Gonna Act Like That" Chart (2003) Position US Billboard Hot 100[15] 31 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 9

Certifications

Certifications for "How You Gonna Act Like That"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.