Tarzan Boy

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"Tarzan Boy"
Single by Baltimora
from the album Living in the Background
B-side DJ version
Released
  • April 1985
  • 1993 (re-release)
Format
Genre Italo disco[1][2]
Length
  • 3:48 (single edit #1)
  • 6:15 (album version)
  • 3:45 (single edit #2)
Label
Writer(s)
  • Maurizio Bassi
  • Naimy Hackett
Producer(s) Maurizio Bassi
Certification see below
Baltimora singles chronology
"Tarzan Boy"
(1985)		 "Woody Boogie"
(1985)

"Tarzan Boy" is a song recorded by Italian-based act Baltimora. It was the group's debut single, released in April 1985, from its first album Living in the Background, on which it features as first track. The song was re-recorded in 1993 and has been covered by several artists throughout the years. The refrain uses Tarzan's cry as a melodic line. The song is rhythmical, with an electronic melody and simple lyrics.[3]

Chart performance

"Tarzan Boy", released in the summer of 1985, was a big success, debuting in the top 5 of the Italian charts and performing well in many other European countries, including Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. "Tarzan Boy" was most successful in France, where it topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. In the United Kingdom, it reached number 3 in August 1985. The single had success in the United States (where it was released on EMI), with the single remaining on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 months and ultimately peaking at number 13 in the early spring of 1986.

Track listings

Original version

7" single
  1. "Tarzan Boy" – 3:48
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (DJ version) – 3:36
12" single
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (extended version) – 6:15
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (DJ version) – 5:09
12" maxi
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (extended dance version) – 6:16
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (single version) – 3:49
  3. "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub version) – 5:10
12" maxi – Summer version
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (Summer version) – 6:40
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (reprise) – 6:00

1993 version

CD single
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49
12" single
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (UK swing mix) – 3:18
  3. "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub) – 5:10
CD maxi
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (extended 1993 remix) – 5:33
  3. "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub mix) – 5:10
Cassette
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49
  3. "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49
  4. "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49
CD maxi – Promo
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:45
  2. "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:46
  3. "Tarzan Boy" (extended 1993 remix) – 5:35
  4. "Tarzan Boy" (UK swing mix) – 3:21
  5. "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub) – 5:01

2010 version

Streaming single
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (Digital Remaster) – 3:49

Personnel

Original version
  • Mixing by Jurgen Coppers
  • Recording by Paolo Mescoli
  • Composed by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett
  • Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi
  • Recorded at Il Cortile, Milan
  • Mixed at Paradise Studios, Monaco
  • Cover artwork by EMI Creative Services
  • Illustration by Michele Bernardi
1993 version
  • Mixed by Daniel Abraham
  • Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–86) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 1
France (SNEP)[11] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 2
Italy (FIMI)[14] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 34
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 4
Poland (LP3)[19] 29
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[20] 3
Spain (AFYVE)[21] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 13
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[25] 6
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[25] 12
US Cash Box[26] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 18
Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles)[28] 53
France (IFOP)[29] 10
Italy (FIMI)[14] 31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[34] Gold 803,000[35]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Silver 250,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Order of precedence
Preceded by
"Live Is Life" by Opus		 French number-one single
7 September 1985 – 5 October 1985 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Lover Why" by Century
Preceded by
"I'm on Fire" by Bruce Springsteen		 Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single
17 August 1985 – 7 September 1985 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Into the Groove" by Madonna
Preceded by
"Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen		 Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single
10 August 1985 – 7 September 1985 (5 weeks)
Preceded by
"Waarom fluister ik je naam nog" by Benny Neyman		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
31 August 1985 – 7 September 1985 (2 weeks)
Single Top 100 number-one single
17 August 1985 (1 week)
Preceded by
"Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
17 August 1985 – 28 September 1985 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Dancing in the Street"
by David Bowie and Mick Jagger
Preceded by
"Baila" by Iván		 Spanish number-one single
22 July 1985 – 29 July 1985 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Live Is Life" by Opus

Cover versions

Media appearances

References

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