Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Tarzan Boy

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
B-side
  
DJ version

Genre
  
Italo disco

Released
  
April 1985 1993 (re-release)

Format
  
7" single 12" maxi, CD single CD maxi (1993)

Length
  
3:48 (single edit #1) 6:15 (album version) 3:45 (single edit #2)

Label
  
Columbia/EMI Records (EEC) Manhattan (US)

"Tarzan Boy" is a song recorded by Italian-based act Baltimora. It was the group's debut single, released in April 1985, from its first album Living in the Background, on which it features as first track. The song was re-recorded in 1993 and has been covered by several artists throughout the years. The refrain uses Tarzan's cry as a melodic line. The song is rhythmical, with an electronic melody and simple lyrics.

Contents

Chart performance

"Tarzan Boy", released in April 1985, was a big success, debuting in the top 5 of the Italian charts and performing well in many other European countries, including Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. "Tarzan Boy" was most successful in France, where it topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. In the United Kingdom, it reached number 3 in August 1985. The single had success in the United States (where it was released by EMI), with the single remaining on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 months and ultimately peaking at number 13 in early 1986.

2010 version

Streaming single
  1. "Tarzan Boy" (Digital Remaster) – 3:49

Cover versions

  • UK band Modern Romance covered the song in 1985.
  • In 2006, the song was covered by Bango, and achieved a minor success, peaking at number 37 in France.
  • In 2008, a cover by Bad Influence featuring Dyce reached number 9 in Sweden.

    • Media appearances

  • In the US, the song's refrain was used in the early 1990s in commercials for Cool Mint Listerine, animated by Pixar.
  • The song also appeared in the 1993 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
  • It also appeared in the 1997 film Beverly Hills Ninja.
  • "Tarzan Boy" also makes an appearance in the 2014 film A Million Ways to Die in the West.
  • "Tarzan Boy" was heard in the 2015 film The Wolfpack.

    • References

    Tarzan Boy Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA