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Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

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"Caribbean Queen"
Song

"Caribbean Queen" is a song by Billy Ocean. Co-written and co-produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, it climbed to number one in 1984 in the U.S. and number six in the UK.

The song was recorded under different titles for different parts of the world—resulting in versions such as "European Queen" and "African Queen."

In popular culture

"Caribbean Queen" is mentioned repeatedly on the CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris as the favorite song of Tania, Chris's Little Sister.

"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" is used in a sketch on the HBO series Mr. Show. A hate group plays the song from a van in the desert as a terrorist act.

"Caribbean Queen" is sung by Psych's two main characters, Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) in a "psych-out" at the end of the episode "Bounty Hunters!" (Season 2, Episode 9).

"Caribbean Queen" featured in video game "Scarface:The world is yours".

Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
November 3 1984November 10 1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard's Hot Soul Singles number one single
September 8, 1984 - September 29, 1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
September 8, 1984
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "'Caribbean Queen' is being the classic post-disco jam..."