Drop the Boy

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"Drop the Boy"
Bros-Drop the Boy.jpg
Single by Bros
from the album Push
B-side "The Boy Is Dropped"
Released7 March 1988 (1988-03-07) [1]
Length3:50
Label CBS
Songwriter(s) Nicky Graham, Tom Watkins
Producer(s) Nicky Graham
Bros singles chronology
"When Will I Be Famous?"
(1987)		"Drop the Boy"
(1988)		"I Owe You Nothing"
(1988)
Music video
"Drop The Boy" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

"Drop the Boy" is a song by British boy band Bros. It was written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins, and released in March 1988 as the follow-up single to "When Will I Be Famous?". The single reached number-one in Ireland and number two in the UK, and was certified silver in the UK. Additionally, it peaked within the top 10 also in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and West Germany.

Contents

Critical reception

Debbi Voller from Number One concluded in her review of the song, "It'll be a biggie, and deservedly so". [2]

Track listings

A. "Drop the Boy
B. "The Boy Is Dropped"
A1. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone mix)
B1. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone dub mix)
B2. "The Boy Is Dropped"
A1. "Drop the Boy" (Art mix)
B1. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone dub mix)
B2. "The Boy Is Dropped"
  1. "Drop the Boy"
  2. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone mix)
  3. "When Will I Be Famous?" (remix)
  4. "The Boy Is Dropped"

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Silver250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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