Johnny Are You Queer?

"Johnny Are You Queer?"
Single by Josie Cotton
from the album Convertible Music
B-side"(Let's Do) The Blackout"
Released1981
Studio
GenreNew wave[1][2][3]
Length2:45
LabelBomp!
Songwriter(s)
  • Bobby Paine
  • Larson Paine
Producer(s)
  • Bobby Paine
  • Larson Paine
Josie Cotton singles chronology
"Johnny Are You Queer?"
(1981) 		"He Could Be the One"
(1982)

"Johnny Are You Queer?" (also stylized as "Johnny, Are You Queer?") is a 1980s song credited to the writing team of Bobby and Larson Paine.[4][2] The song was first performed live by the Go-Go's, and eventually recorded by Josie Cotton, who released the song as a single in 1981 and 1982, and as part of her 1982 album Convertible Music.[2][5][6] The song was featured on the Valley Girl and Jackass Number Two soundtracks.

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Josie Cotton | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Josie Cotton: The Story Of '80s New-Wave Hit 'Johnny, Are You Queer?'". Magnet Magazine. September 9, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Mansour, David (2011). From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-7407-9307-3.
  4. ^ "Johnny Are You Queer?". The Rake and Herald. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Kozak, Roman (1983). Cotton Picks a Hit With 'Queer' Choice of Tunes. Billboard. p. 57. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  6. ^ GREENBLATT, LEAH. "VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s: Do You Agree?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2015.