Down Boys
| "Down Boys" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Warrant | ||||
| from the album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | ||||
| B-side | "Cold Sweat" | |||
| Released | April 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[2][3] | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jani Lane | |||
| Producer(s) | Beau Hill | |||
| Warrant singles chronology | ||||
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"Down Boys" is the first single by the American rock band Warrant. It was released in 1989 from Warrant's first album, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song reached #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[4] and #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[5]
Music video
[edit]"Down Boys", which became the band's nickname, featured the band's debut music video. The video was placed on The New York Times list of the "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos".[3]
Review
[edit]The song has been described as "one of the toughest, heaviest songs in [Warrant's] catalog, and certainly at the top of both categories in terms of their hit singles".[6] The song was re-recorded by the band in 1999 on its Greatest & Latest album.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 27 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 884. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol. 2 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- "The Best of Warrant - Warrant", AllMusic, retrieved April 8, 2021
- Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 1, 2021. - ^ a b Edwards, Gavin (May 5, 2020). "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Warrant - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Warrant - Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Down Boys - Warrant". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Warrant – Down Boys". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Warrant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Warrant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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