Released 1983 Length 2:56 Writer(s) Ish "Angel" Ledesma | Genre Pop rock Label Geffen Records | |
Producer(s) Ish "Angel" Ledesma, Ken Mansfield | ||
"Whirly Girl" is a Top 40 pop song performed by the American dance/rock band OXO. The new wave style song was written and co-produced by singer/guitarist Ish "Angel" Ledesma (former singer and guitarist of Foxy), and was included on OXO's 1983 self-titled debut album. The song was the band's sole hit, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. The song has since been re-released on a number of '80s music compilations.
Following the breakup of OXO, Ledesma formed the dance pop group Company B (featuring his wife, Lori, who incidentally was the subject of "Whirly Girl"), which also had a sole Billboard Hot 100 hit (1987's "Fascinated") penned by Ledesma.
In 2015, G.J. Echternkamp, stepson of Frank Garcia (bassist of OXO), directed the semi-documentary Frank and Cindy, which includes a rearranged version of the song and some excerpts from its video clip.