Shy Boy
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- For the Kaite Melua song, see Shy Boy (Katie Melua song).
| "Shy Boy" | ||
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| Single by Bananarama | ||
| from the album Deep Sea Skiving | ||
| B-side(s) | Don't Call Us... | |
| Released | June 1982 | |
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | 1981 | |
| Genre | Pop, New Wave | |
| Label | London Records | |
| Writer(s) | Jolley & Swain | |
| Producer(s) | Jolley & Swain | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Bananarama singles chronology | ||
| Really Saying Something (1982) |
"Shy Boy" (1982) |
"Cheers Then" (1982) |
"Shy Boy" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on their 1982 debut album Deep Sea Skiving and was released as its second single. It was written and produced by the production team of Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and marked the first in a long line of studio collaborations between them and Bananarama.
Released in summer 1982, "Shy Boy" became the third consecutive single by Bananarama to hit the top-five, reaching number four in the UK singles chart. It also was a success in Australia, where it reached number two, becoming their first hit in that country. Top-ten success also followed in New Zealand and Canada. "Shy Boy" charted well on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart and was the first of Bananarama's singles to dent the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eighty-three.
The music video featured the girls giving a nerdy guy a make-over into a stud. When his new look attracts the attention of a sexy secretary, the girls get their revenge by dousing him with a bucket of water. It stars Terry Sharpe of The Adventures, who was Sara Dallin's boyfriend at the time.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| Australia ARIA singles chart | 2 |
| New Zealand singles chart | 5 |
| Canadian singles chart | 7 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Play | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 83 |
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