B-side "Rage In the Cage" Format Vinyl record (7") Genre Dance-rock, new wave | Released September 13, 1981 Recorded 1980 Length 3:36 | |
"Centerfold" is a single released by The J. Geils Band from their album Freeze Frame. The song is about a man who is shocked to discover that his high school crush appeared in a centerfold spread for a men's magazine. The singer cannot decide between his disappointment due to her loss of innocence, or his lust.
It was released in autumn 1981, and eventually went to Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1982, and stayed there for six weeks. It was the first single released from the album Freeze Frame and was an early staple on MTV.
In February 1982, after the song hit #1 in the US, "Centerfold" peaked at number three in the UK Top 40, earning The J. Geils Band their only major hit single in the UK, although follow-up "Freeze-Frame" was a minor hit.
The song lists at #52 on Billboard's All Time Top Songs.