Private Number (The Jets song)

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"Private Number"
JetsPrivateNumber.jpg
Single by The Jets
from the album The Jets
B-side "Look, No Strings"
ReleasedApril 7, 1986
Recorded1985
Genre R&B, pop, adult contemporary
Length4:03 (album)
3:37 (single)
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
Producer(s) Don Powell, David Rivkin, Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
The Jets singles chronology
"Crush on You"
(1986)
"Private Number"
(1986)
"You Got It All"
(1986)

"Private Number" is a song recorded by the pop band The Jets. It features on their 1985 debut album, The Jets and was released as the third single from the album in 1986.

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Music video

The music video for "Private Number" opens with someone dialing a telephone number in a phone booth. The Jets are then seen singing in an alley, and in front of an empty phone booth. At the end of the video, a piece of paper tumbles by, with a phone number written on it: 612-420-3226. For some time after this video was released, fans could call the "private number" and listen to pre-recorded messages from members of the Jets; lucky callers could even speak live to members.

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 47
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 28


  1. "The Jets Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "The Jets Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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