Rough Boy
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| Single by ZZ Top | ||||
| from the album Afterburner | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard |
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| Producer | Bill Ham | |||
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"Rough Boy" was the third single by American rock band ZZ Top from their album Afterburner. The song reached #5 on the Mainstream Rock charts and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as #23 in the UK Top 40. Unlike the other songs on the album, this song has a much slower tempo and is more of a power ballad. It also shares a similar, though much slower, tune to their song "Leila" from their album El Loco.
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[edit] Music video
The music video (directed by Steve Barron[1]) features the band's "Eliminator" car/space shuttle hybrid (from the Afterburner album cover) visiting a space car wash, interspersed with images of the band members' hands and faces, as well as a woman's legs, protruding from metal plates, some of which double as lighted message signs or crosswalk signals.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| US Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart | 23 |
[edit] Personnel
- Billy Gibbons - guitar, lead vocals
- Dusty Hill - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Frank Beard - drums
