Down Boys Explained

Down Boys
Type:	single
Artist:	Warrant
Album:	Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
B-Side:	Cold Sweat
Released:	April 1989^[1]
Recorded:	1988
Genre:	Glam metal^[2]
Length:	4:04
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Beau Hill
Next Title:	Heaven
Next Year:	1989

"Down Boys" is the first single by the American rock band Warrant. It was released in 1989 from Warrant's first album, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song reached #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart^[3] and #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^[4]

Music video

"Down Boys", which became the band's nickname, featured the band's debut music video. The video was placed on The New York Times list of the "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos".^[5]

Review

The song has been described as "one of the toughest, heaviest songs in [Warrant's] catalog, and certainly at the top of both categories in terms of their hit singles".^[6] The song was re-recorded by the band in 1999 on its Greatest & Latest album.

Notes and References

1. Book: The Great Rock Discography. 1995. 884 . 9780862415419 . Strong . Martin Charles .
2. Web site: Sendra. Tim. Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol. 2 - Various Artists. February 9, 2021. AllMusic.
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   - Web site: Rolli. Bryan. July 1, 2021. Top 30 Glam Metal Albums. July 1, 2021. Ultimate Classic Rock.
3. Web site: Warrant - Hot 100. February 9, 2021. Billboard.
4. Web site: Warrant - Mainstream Rock Airplay. February 9, 2021. Billboard.
5. News: Edwards. Gavin. May 5, 2020. 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos. The New York Times. March 15, 2021. 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Huey. Steve. Down Boys - Warrant. February 9, 2021. AllMusic.