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
GenrePop
Length4:04
LabelMCA 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 the second single from Tiffany's second album Hold an Old Friend's Hand in the US and first from the album in the UK and Australia.

Song information[]

By early 1989 radio was changing and the genres played were switching to hip hop and R&B music. There was less room for young pop acts such as Tiffany. As a result, "Radio Romance" failed to achieve the success of her previous singles. It made the Top 40 in the US and managed to become a hit in the UK, where it reached #13.

In Japan, the song and Tiffany were featured in TV commercials for Meiji "Lucky" chocolate sticks.

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.

To promote the single in the US, Tiffany performed the song on the Mickey Mouse Club and The Arsenio Hall Show.

Track listings and formats[]

7" and cassette single
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "I'll Be the Girl"
UK 7"
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "Can't Stop a Heartbeat"
Japanese 3" CD single
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "Gotta Be Love"

Chart performance[]

Chart (1988/1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 62
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 53
France (SNEP)[5] 18
Japan Singles Chart 74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 18
US Billboard Hot 100 35

References[]

  1. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart Week Ending 08 Jan 1989". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tiffany – Radio Romance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Tiffany" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tiffany – Radio Romance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Tiffany – Radio Romance" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Tiffany – Radio Romance". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  7. ^ "Tiffany: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Radio Romance". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2017-01-07.

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