Romancing the Stone (song)

"Romancing the Stone"
Single by Eddy Grant
from the album Going for Broke
Released May 1984 (US)
Genre Funk[1]
Length 3:30
Label
Songwriter(s) Eddy Grant
Producer(s) Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant singles chronology
"Till I Can't Take Love No More"
(1983)		 "Romancing the Stone"
(1984)		 "Boys in the Street"
(1984)

"Till I Can't Take Love No More"
(1983)		 "Romancing the Stone"
(1984)		 "Boys in the Street"
(1984)
Music video
Listen to "Romancing the Stone" on YouTube

"Romancing the Stone" is a song written, recorded and produced by Eddy Grant, who released it from his 1984 album Going for Broke. It was intended for the 1984 feature film of the same name, in fact was announced by Casey Kasem on the 30 June 1984 edition of American Top 40 as the title song to the movie, but ultimately was not used, though clips from the film appeared in the song's music video, and the song is mentioned in the film's closing credits.

In the United States, the song reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on Cash Box during the summer of that year. It was a much bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number seven.[2] It was also a hit internationally, narrowly missing the Top 40 in Germany and the UK, but reaching number 28 in New Zealand.

"Romancing the Stone" was a hit on two other US charts. On the soul chart it went to No. 68,[3] and on the dance charts, it peaked at No. 12.[4]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 7
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 42
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 28
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 52
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 26
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[10] 68
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[10] 12
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[10] 39
US Cash Box Top 100[11] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (1984) Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 63
US Billboard (R&B)[13] 78
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[14] 161

References

  1. ↑ Greene, Jo-Ann. "Eddy Grant – Killer on the Rampage". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ RPM Top Singles, September 1, 1984
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 235.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 113.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6792." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eddy Grant – Romancing the Stone". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – Eddy Grant – Romancing the Stone". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Eddy Grant – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending August 4, 1984". . Cash Box
  12. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 1984 – Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  13. ↑ Top R&B Songs of 1984
  14. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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