Popcorn Love
1983 single by New Edition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Popcorn Love" is a single by New Edition, released on August 6, 1983.[1] It was released as the third and final single from their debut album, Candy Girl on the Streetwise label. The single read #25 on the R&B chart.
| "Popcorn Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by New Edition | ||||
| from the album Candy Girl | ||||
| B-side | "Jealous Girl" | |||
| Released | August 6, 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Unique Recording Studios[2] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:52 (album version) 3:45 (single version) 7:27 (instrumental version) | |||
| Label | Streetwise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice Starr | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Popcorn Love" on YouTube | ||||
Charts
| Chart (1983–84) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 73 |
| UK Singles Chart | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] | 25 |
Cover versions
| "Jealous Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Another Bad Creation | ||||
| from the album Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! | ||||
| Released | July 23, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1990 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 5:38 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun | |||
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Another Bad Creation covered "Popcorn Love"'s flip side, "Jealous Girl"[6] (in a slightly extended version)[7] on July 23, 1991, which also reached #25 on the R&B chart.[8] Mase recorded a parody of "Jealous Girl" for his Harlem World album, called "Jealous Guy", with him, 112 and Puff Daddy singing like New Edition but with altered lyrics.[9]
References
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