Loverboy (Billy Ocean song)
| "Loverboy" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Ocean | ||||
| from the album Suddenly | ||||
| Released | 15 November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length |
5:15 (album version) 4:11 (single version) | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Writer(s) | Keith Diamond, Billy Ocean, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Producer(s) |
Keith Diamond Robert John "Mutt" Lange (exec.) | |||
| Billy Ocean singles chronology | ||||
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"Loverboy" was Billy Ocean's second single from his 1984 album, Suddenly. It was produced by Keith Diamond and reached a chart high of number 20 on the soul chart and number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,[1] and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985.[2] It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S., in an extended version.[3] The track was released on the Jive label under the catalogue reference, JIVE 800.[2]
The song gained a reputation in the first episode of the 1986 soap opera Casualty when nurse Charlie Fairhead drives into Holby A&E in 1986.
The song also featured in the sitcom Dear John where the character Kirk St Moritz played by Peter Blake can be seen dancing to the song in a highly amusing fashion.
Music video
The music video was shot at Durdle Door and features a rider on horseback riding up the coast to a bar built inside a cave, reminiscent of the cantina scene in Star Wars, interspersed with scenes of Billy popping out of what seems to be the phantom zone from Superman II to sing the song.[4]
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 6 |
| German Singles Chart | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
Boystar Version
| "Loverboy" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Boystar | |
| Released | 6 October 2002 |
| Format | CD Single |
| Recorded | 2002 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:37 |
| Label | MRA Entertainment |
In 2002, Australian group "Boystar", consisting of Ian Starr Kalatzis, Declyn Jaxx (aka Ryan Wilson) and Steven Childs, released a cover version of "Loverboy". It was their first and only release. it debuted at peaked at #12 on the ARIA singles chart. [5]
Tracklisting
"Loverboy" was released on a 5-track CD single[6]
- Loverboy (Radio Edit) (3:37)
- This Ain't Love (3:06)
- Loverboy (Diego V Euro Club) (5:21)
- Loverboy (DJ Nikko Dirty Club) (4:14)
- Loverboy (Diego V RNB) (4:30)
Other versions
- 2001: Jess & Crabbe (In Your Eer)
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 436.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 402–403. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 192.
- ↑ "Loverboy music video". Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ↑ http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Boystar&titel=Loverboy&cat=s
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Boystar-Loverboy/release/2578397
External links
| Preceded by "Sidewalk Talk" by Jellybean |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single February 9, 1985 |
Succeeded by "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat |
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