Tuff Enuff (song)

"Tuff Enuff"
Single by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
from the album Tuff Enuff
B-side"Look at That, Look at That"
Released1986 (1986)
Recorded1985
GenreBlues rock,[1] Southern rock
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)Kim Wilson
Producer(s)Dave Edmunds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds singles chronology
"Tuff Enuff"
(1986) 		"Wrap It Up"
(1986)

"Tuff Enuff" is a song by the blues rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. It was written by Kim Wilson. The song was included on the album Tuff Enuff, produced by Dave Edmunds. Released as a single in 1986, "Tuff Enuff" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks;[2] it reached the top 20 in other countries[3] and number 83 in Australia.[4] It was the band's first single and has since become their signature song. It was ranked number 96 on VH1's "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s"---although "Wrap It Up" was a minor hit.

  1. ^ Rockin' 80's [Sony] - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, AllMusic, retrieved April 22, 2021
  2. ^ "The Fabulous Thunderbirds". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Ross, Thomas (September 12, 1986). "Fabulous T-Birds bringing red-hot act to Bowling Green". Daily News. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 107. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.