Rumors (Timex Social Club song)

"Rumors"
Single by Timex Social Club
from the album Vicious Rumors
Released1986
Recorded1985
Genre
Length
  • 5:47 (full-length album version)
  • 4:53 (original single version)
LabelJay
Songwriter(s)Timex Social Club
Producer(s)
Timex Social Club singles chronology
"Mixed Up World"
(1986)
"Rumors"
(1986)
"Thinkin' About Ya"
(1986)

"Rumors" is a song by San Francisco Bay Area-based music group Timex Social Club, from their debut album Vicious Rumors. It was a top-10 hit in the United States, number-one hit in Canada, top-10 hit in Ireland, top-three hit in the Netherlands, and a number two hit in New Zealand, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the US R&B and dance charts and the Canadian RPM Singles chart as well.

  1. ^ "Like, Omigod! It's the '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)". One Hit Wonder Center. Retrieved May 23, 2014. There are also tracks to represent the rise of post-disco club/dance trend, such as Laid Back's "White Horse", New Edition's "Cool It Now", and Timex Social Club's " Rumors".
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Club Nouveau's "Lean On Me". Stereogum. Retrieved October 3, 2023. Rumors" is crispy digital funk.