Rough Boy

"Rough Boy"
Song

"Rough Boy" was the third single by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1986 album Afterburner. The song reached No. 5 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as No. 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.

Music video

The music video (directed by Steve Barron) 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.

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	22
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks	5
Dutch Singles Chart	81
French Singles Chart	22
Polish Singles Chart	12
Swiss Singles Chart	38
UK Singles Chart	23

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons - guitar, lead vocals
• Dusty Hill - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Frank Beard - drums