Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
| "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" | ||||
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| Single by Samantha Fox | ||||
| from the album Samantha Fox | ||||
| B-side | "Dream City" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | Vinyl 12", 7"; Maxi CD | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, freestyle, breakbeat | |||
| Length |
5:10 (Album Version) 5:52 (Special Extended Version) 4:20 (7" version) | |||
| Label | Jive Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George | |||
| Producer(s) | Full Force | |||
| Samantha Fox singles chronology | ||||
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"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" is a song by Samantha Fox that appeared on her second album and was released as a single in 1988.
Song information
The song was a collaboration between Fox and hip-hop group Full Force. It describes how a "naughty girl" has unexpectedly fallen in love. The Baltimore Sun described it as "not so much a song as a T-shirt with a rhythm section."[1]
In the US, "Naughty Girls" peaked at #3 on June 4, 1988. It was ranked as the 50th most popular song of that year.[2] It was also a top ten hit in New Zealand, Finland and Canada. The Full Force Naughty House Mix contains a sample of Boney M's late 70's song Ma Baker.
Music video
The single's music video features Fox with pink hair and a leather jacket in front of a graffiti-covered building. She is surrounded by street toughs who join Fox in a dance routine. The members of Full Force are shown providing backing vocals.
Track listing
- US Maxi Single (1102-2-JDJ) Jive[3]
- "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Single Edit)" 4:20
- "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (U.K. Mix)" 4:10
- "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Full Force Naughty House Mix)" 6:34
- "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Special Extended Version)" 5:52
- CA Vinyl 7" (1089-7-J) Jive[4]
- "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Full Force Mix)" 4:20
- "Dream City" 4:55
- UK Vinyl 12" (FOXY T 9) Jive[5]
- "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Special Extended Version)" 5:52
- "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Jon's Savage Edit)" 3:13
- "Dream City" 4:52
In popular culture
The song is featured in the infamous "Interspecies Erotica" scene from the 2006 Kevin Smith film Clerks II.
It is also the title of a 1983 Adult XXX movie starring Rachel Ashley, Hyapatia Lee, Honey Wilder and Richard Pacheco.[6]
The music video is featured in the 39th Beavis and Butt-head episode named "Tornado".
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[7] | 64 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 8 |
| German Singles Chart | 21 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 64[8] |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 8[8] |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 21 |
| UK Singles Chart | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3[9] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales | 2[9] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 5[9] |
References
- ↑ Considine, J.D. "When pop was good, it was very, very good" Baltimore Sun December 29, 1988
- ↑ Bronson, Fred. Billboard's hottest hot 100 hits 2003.
- ↑ "Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)". Discogs.
- ↑ "Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)". Discogs.
- ↑ "Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)". Discogs.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Naughty Girls Need Love Too: Hyapatia Lee, Honey Wilder, Ron Jeremy, Richard Pacheco, Randy West, Rachel Ashley, Edwin Brown: Movies & TV". amazon.com.
- ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry (submitted to charts.mail@aria.com.au), received 2014-01-17". imgur.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- 1 2 australian-charts.com - Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
- 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard book of top 40 hits 2004
