"Glamour Boys" | ||||
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Single by Living Colour | ||||
from the album Vivid | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
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Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Vernon Reid | |||
Producer(s) | Mick Jagger | |||
Living Colour singles chronology | ||||
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"Glamour Boys" is the third single released by Living Colour from their 1988 debut album Vivid . It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990. The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4]
Lyrically, "Glamour Boys" discusses young men obsessed with superficial aspects of high society such as clothing and parties. The chorus shouts "I ain't no glamour boy - I'm fierce!"
Chart | Peak | |
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New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 14 | [5] |
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock | 26 | [6] |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 31 | [7] |
Dutch Top 40 | 31 | [8] |
UK Singles | 83 | [9] |
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