| Giving You the Benefit | |
| Cover: | Giving You the Benefit cover.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Pebbles |
| Album: | Always |
| Released: | August 11, 1990 |
| Studio: | Elumba Recording (Hollywood, California) |
| Genre: | New jack swing |
| Length: |
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| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | |
| Prev Title: | Do Me Right |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Love Makes Things Happen |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Giving You the Benefit" is a song by American recording artist Pebbles from her second album, Always (1990). Written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid, the song was released as the lead single from Always on August 11, 1990, by MCA Records. It was her last top-five pop hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number four later that year.
| Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 4 | |
| US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)[2] | 5 | |
| US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[3] | 10 | |
| US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
| Chart (1990) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] | 20 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 65 | |
| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[7] | 21 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | August 11, 1990 | MCA | ||
| United Kingdom | October 1, 1990 | [8] | ||
| October 22, 1990 | Limited-edition 12-inch vinyl | [9] | ||
| Japan | October 25, 1990 | Mini-CD | [10] |
