Popcorn Love
Appearance
"Popcorn Love" | ||||
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Single by New Edition | ||||
from the album Candy Girl | ||||
B-side | "Jealous Girl" | |||
Released | August 6, 1983[1] | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Studio | Unique Recording Studios[2] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:52 (album version) 3:45 (single version) 7:27 (instrumental version) | |||
Label | Streetwise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun | |||
Producer(s) | Maurice Starr | |||
New Edition singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Popcorn Love" on YouTube |
"Popcorn Love" is a single by New Edition, released on August 6, 1983.[1] It was released as the third and final single from their debut album, Candy Girl on the Streetwise label. The single read #25 on the R&B chart.
Charts
Chart (1983–84) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 73 |
UK Singles Chart | 43 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] | 25 |
Another Bad Creation version
"Jealous Girl" | ||||
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Single by Another Bad Creation | ||||
from the album Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! | ||||
Released | July 23, 1991 | |||
Recorded | Spring 1990 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 5:38 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun | |||
Another Bad Creation singles chronology | ||||
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Cover version
Another Bad Creation covered "Popcorn Love"'s flip side, "Jealous Girl"[6] (in a slightly extended version)[7] on July 23, 1991, which also reached #25 on the R&B chart.[8]
Mase recorded a parody of "Jealous Girl" for his Harlem World album, called "Jealous Guy", with him, 112 and Puff Daddy singing like New Edition but with altered lyrics.[9]
References
- ^ a b Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – New Edition. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ "Unique Recording Studio". Mixonline.com. August 1, 2000. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Smay, David (2001). "A Brief History of Boy Bands". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. p. 39.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 215. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and June 19, 1988.
- ^ "New Edition Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ allmusic ((( Jealous Girl [Cassette Single] > Overview ))). Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ allmusic ((( Coolin’ at the Playground Ya Know > Overview ))). Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ Harlem World (1997)