| "Who's Johnny" | ||||
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| Single by El DeBarge | ||||
| from the album El DeBarge | ||||
| B-side | "Love Me in a Special Way" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:08 6:24 (12" version) | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Wolf, Ina Wolf | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Wolf | |||
| El DeBarge singles chronology | ||||
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"Who's Johnny" is the debut solo single by El DeBarge. Released in 1986 on the Gordy label, the single was used for the film Short Circuit and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart.[1] It was the only solo number 1 single El DeBarge released after he left his family group, DeBarge, that same year.
The song was parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic on his album Polka Party! with the song "Here's Johnny".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 150.