| "Cover Girl" | ||||
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| Single by New Kids on the Block | ||||
| from the album Hangin' Tough | ||||
| B-side | "Merry, Merry Christmas" | |||
| Released | August 22, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Maurice Starr | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice Starr | |||
| New Kids on the Block singles chronology | ||||
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"Cover Girl" is a 1989 single from New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Donnie Wahlberg. The fifth and final single from their multi-platinum second studio album Hangin' Tough (1988), it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of November 4, being held off from the top spot by Roxette's "Listen to Your Heart". The song became the fifth consecutive top 10 single from the album on the Billboard Hot 100, making NKOTB the first teen act to gain such chart success.
Some of the UK releases of "Cover Girl" released in 1990 included the 7" and 12" remix by Pete Hammond for Pete Waterman Entertainment. The 7" remix was included as a bonus track on the 30th anniversary of "Hangin' Tough".[2]
This song and "Tonight" were covered by South Korean singer Lee Min Woo of boy band Shinhwa in his concert on 14 and 15 January 2006 in Seoul.[3]
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (April 12, 2024). "We Want It That Way Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "New Kids On The Block – Hangin' Tough (30th Anniversary Edition)".
- ^ "Event Calendar: Concert: M's Girl Friend"[permanent dead link] Korea Herald. 24 December 2005. Retrieved 2012-04-10