Cover Girl (New Kids on the Block song)

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"Cover Girl"
Cover Girl single.jpg
Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album Hangin' Tough
B-side "Merry, Merry Christmas"
ReleasedAugust 22, 1989
Recorded1988
Genre Pop [1]
Length4:02
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Maurice Starr
Producer(s) Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block singles chronology
"Hangin' Tough"
(1989)		"Cover Girl"
(1989)		"This One's for the Children"
(1989)

"Cover Girl" is a song by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released in August 1989 by Columbia Records as the fifth and final single from their multi-platinum second studio album, Hangin' Tough (1988). The song is both written and produced by Maurice Starr and lead vocals are sung by Donnie Wahlberg. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of November 4, being held off from the top spot by Roxette's "Listen to Your Heart". The song became the fifth consecutive top 10 single from the album on the Billboard Hot 100, making NKOTB the first teen act to gain such chart success.

Contents

Some of the UK releases of "Cover Girl" released in 1990 included the 7" and 12" remix by Pete Hammond for Pete Waterman Entertainment. The 7" remix was included as a bonus track on the 30th anniversary of "Hangin' Tough". [2]

This song and "Tonight" were covered by South Korean singer Lee Min Woo of boy band Shinhwa in his concert on 14 and 15 January 2006 in Seoul. [3]

Track listing and formats

  1. "Cover Girl" - 4:02
  2. "Cover Girl" (12" Remix) - 6:54
  3. "Stop It Girl" - 3:43
  4. "I Need You" - 3:36
A. "Cover Girl" - 4:02
B. "Stop It Girl" - 3:43
A. "Cover Girl" (12" Remix) - 6:54
B1. "Stop It Girl" - 3:43
B2. "I Need You" - 3:36
A1. "Cover Girl"
A2. "Merry, Merry Christmas"
B1. "Cover Girl"
B2. "Merry, Merry Christmas"
A. "Cover Girl"
B. "Merry, Merry Christmas"
A. "Cover Girl" (12" Remix) - 6:54
B1. "I Remember When" - 4:09
B2. "Cover Girl" (Album Version) - 4:02

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [18] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (April 12, 2024). "We Want It That Way Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Kids On The Block – Hangin' Tough (30th Anniversary Edition)". Discogs . 8 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Event Calendar: Concert: M's Girl Friend" Korea Herald. 24 December 2005. Retrieved 2012-04-10
  4. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Cover Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6575." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . June 2, 1990. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 23. 9 June 1990. p. 10. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). ""New Kids On The Block". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960-30.6.21 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 182" (PDF). Retrieved July 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cover Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Radio Luxembourg Singles. May 20, 1990.
  11. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Cover Girl". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6684." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
  17. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – New Kids On The Block – Cover Girl". Music Canada . Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "American single certifications – New Kids On The Block – Cover Girl". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 13 March 2016.



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