| "My Boyfriend's Back" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:My_boyfriends_back_the_angels_vinyl_single_7-inch.jpg) Side-A label of the U.S. 7-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by the Angels | ||||
| from the album My Boyfriend's Back | ||||
| B-side | "(Love Me) Now" | |||
| Released | July 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:14 (45 version) 2:16 (album cut) | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer | |||
| The Angels singles chronology | ||||
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"My Boyfriend's Back" is a hit song in 1963 for the Angels, an American girl group. It was written by the songwriting team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer (a.k.a. FGG Productions who later formed the group the Strangeloves).[2] The track was originally intended as a demo for the Shirelles, but ended up being released as recorded.[3] The single spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached No. 2 on the R&B Billboard.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (May 31, 2018). "The Number Ones: The Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
Just as important: ["My Boyfriend's Back" is] a hell of a pop song, crisp and propulsive, built on jittery guitar stabs and handclaps that hit at the exact right instant.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Song overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: The Angels". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2009.