Radio Romance (song)

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"Radio Romance"
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Single by Tiffany
from the album Hold an Old Friend's Hand
B-side "I'll Be The Girl" / "Gotta Be Love" (Japan) / "Can't Stop A Heartbeat" (UK)
ReleasedJanuary 1989
Recorded1988
Genre
Length4:04
Label MCA Records
Songwriter(s) John Duarte, Mark Paul
Producer(s) George Tobin
Tiffany singles chronology
"All This Time"
(1988)		"Radio Romance"
(1989)		"Hold an Old Friend's Hand"
(1989)

"Radio Romance" is a song by American pop singer Tiffany. It was written by John Duarte and Mark Paul and produced by her manager George Tobin. It was released as the second single (first in the UK in January 1989) from her second studio album Hold an Old Friend's Hand (1989) on March 24, 1989. [2]

Contents

By 1989, the music industry was changing. Hip hop and R&B were starting to dominate the charts and so as of a result pure pop artists like Tiffany had less airplay. As a result, the song flopped in comparison to past releases. The song peaked at number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her last entry to date. In the United Kingdom where it was the lead single, it was successful, peaking at number 13. "Radio Romance" also entered the top-forty in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. To promote the single in the US, Tiffany performed the song on the Mickey Mouse Club and The Arsenio Hall Show .

Music video

The music video for "Radio Romance" was one of Tiffany's most surreal. In the video, she plays a waitress in a diner who calls the radio request line often to request a song for her secret crush. The problem is that he is holding hands with her best friend. Later in the video, Tiffany dances with others in a what looks like a dream sequence. As the video progresses, a child appears with a magic wand which furthers the video's fantasy nature.

Track listings and formats

  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "I'll Be the Girl"
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "Can't Stop a Heartbeat"
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "Gotta Be Love"

Charts

Chart (1988–1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 62
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 19
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 14
France (SNEP) [6] 18
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 18
Israel (IBA) [8] 8
Japan (Japanese Singles Chart)74
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [9] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 53
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 16
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [12] 7
Sweden (Tracklisten) [13] 8
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 13
US Billboard Hot 100 35

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