"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.
| "Popcorn Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Charts
edit| Chart (1983–84) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 73 |
| UK Singles Chart | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] | 25 |
Cover versions
edit| "Jealous Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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
edit- ^ 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[dead link]. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ Harlem World (1997)
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