Loverboy (Billy Ocean song)

"Loverboy"
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
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" (1984) "Loverboy" (1984) "Suddenly" (1985)

"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 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (behind "Careless Whisper" by Wham! featuring George Michael)^[1] as well as hitting number 20 on the soul chart,^[2] and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985.^[3] It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S., in an extended version.^[4] The track was released on the Jive label under the catalogue reference, JIVE 800.^[3]

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.^[5]

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	15
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]	3
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, Decklyn Jaxx 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. ^[8]

Track listing

"Loverboy" was released on a 5-track CD single^[9]

1. Loverboy (Radio Edit) (3:37)
2. This Ain't Love (3:06)
3. Loverboy (Diego V Euro Club) (5:21)
4. Loverboy (DJ Nikko Dirty Club) (4:14)
5. Loverboy (Diego V RNB) (4:30)

Other versions

• 2001: Jess & Crabbe (In Your Eer)

References

1. "Billboard Hot 100". 1985-02-23. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 436.
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 402–403. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 192.
5. "Loverboy music video". Retrieved 2012-01-27.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 221. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
7. "Ultratop.be – Billy Ocean – Loverboy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
8. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Boystar&titel=Loverboy&cat=s
9. http://www.discogs.com/Boystar-Loverboy/release/2578397

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics