Turn Me Loose (Loverboy song)
"Turn Me Loose" | ||||
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Single by Loverboy | ||||
from the album Loverboy | ||||
Released | December 1980 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 5:38 (album) 3:30 (single) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Writer(s) | Paul Dean, Mike Reno | |||
Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
Loverboy singles chronology | ||||
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"Turn Me Loose" is a hit song recorded by the Canadian rock band Loverboy. It was released on their eponymous debut album in 1980, and as a single in 1981. With a strong rock synthesizer start to the song, followed by a steady build on the guitars, it peaked at #7 on the RPM singles chart in 1981 and #6 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in the US.
Charts
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 3 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 7 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 6 |
Cover versions
- Austrian Melodic Hard Rock/AOR band Fahrenheit covered the song on their 1989 album Talkin 'Bout Love.
- Eminem and Limp Bizkit collaborated to 'cover' the song, albeit with significantly altered lyrics around 1999.
- Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins covered it on their 2006 album My Better Half, under their recording alias T'N'T
- Electric Six covered the song on their cover-album Mimicry and Memories (2015).[3]
Young Divas version
"Turn Me Loose" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Young Divas featuring Savage | |||||||||||||||||||
from the album New Attitude | |||||||||||||||||||
B-side | "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man)" | ||||||||||||||||||
Released | November 17, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
Format | CD single, digital download | ||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Dance, pop | ||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Label | Sony BMG | ||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Paul Dean, Mike Reno | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Turn Me Loose" was covered by Australian girl group Young Divas for their second studio album New Attitude. It was released physically and digitally as the lead single from the album on November 17, 2007.[4] "Turn Me Loose" also features New Zealand rapper Savage and is the final single released by the Young Divas. The song peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The music video for "Turn Me Loose" features the Young Divas singing and dancing in front of a white backdrop.[5]
Track listing
- CD single
- "Turn Me Loose" – 3:50
- "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" – 3:40
- Digital EP[6]
- "Turn Me Loose" – 3:50
- "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" – 3:40
- "Turn Me Loose" (Divas Only Version) – 3:18
Weekly chart
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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ARIA Singles Chart[7] | 15 |
Year-end chart
Chart (2007) | Rank |
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Australian Artists Singles Chart[8] | 35 |
References
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Loverboy – Turn Me Loose". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Loverboy – Turn Me Loose". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Final track listing for Mimicry and Memories". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "CD Releases: Turn Me Loose". Sony BMG. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Video: Turn Me Loose". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Turn Me Loose – EP by Young Divas". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Discography Young Divas". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
External links
Preceded by "Echo Beach" by Martha and the Muffins "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray |
Juno Award for Single of the Year 1982 |
Succeeded by "Eyes of a Stranger" by Payola$ |