Don't Talk to Strangers (Rick Springfield song)

"Don't Talk to Strangers"
Single by Rick Springfield
from the album Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
Released	1982
Format	Vinyl, 7", RPM
Genre	Power pop[1]
Length	2:59
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Rick Springfield

"Don't Talk to Strangers" is a song written and performed by Australian musician Rick Springfield. This song was released as a single in 1982, from the album Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet. It reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, making it his second biggest hit in the United States after the #1 hit, "Jessie's Girl". It was kept off the top spot by "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Springfield was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance with the song in 1983.

Song background

The song was written to Rick Springfield's then girlfriend Barbara (later his wife), whom he was worried was getting involved with other people while they were apart. Springfield said looking back on the song, "Back then, I was scared that she was fucking around because I was doing the same thing".^[2]

Chart history

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia	10
Canada RPM Top Singles	3
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	2
US Top Rock Tracks	11

References

1. Leroy, Dan (13 July 2005). Springfield's New "Day" at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 April 2010). Rolling Stone.
2. Variety Staff. "Rick Springfield: The Stories Behind the Music". Retrieved April 20, 2016.
3. "Rick Springfield - Chart History". Retrieved April 20, 2016.