I Know What Boys Like Explained
"I Know What Boys Like" is a song by the Waitresses, written by guitarist Chris Butler in 1978, while he was still a member of the rock band Tin Huey.[2]
It was recorded by Butler and released as a single in 1980, but beyond some club success, it did not appear on any charts. When he formed the band The Waitresses, with Patty Donahue as lead vocalist, the band recorded the song for its debut album, Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?, released by Polydor Records in 1982.[3]
Charts
"I Know What Boys Like" was released as a single from the album[4] and peaked at number 62 the week of May 29, 1982 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Appearances in pop culture
The Waitresses' version of the song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1987 film I Was a Teenage Zombie.[9]
The song was used for the opening of the episode entitled "Monster" (S1 E10) that was the season and series finale of Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil.[10]
VH1 named the song the 82nd greatest one-hit wonder of all-time in 2002[11] as well as the 34th greatest one-hit wonder of the 1980s in 2009.[12]
The Waitresses' version of the song appeared on the soundtrack of the film The Last American Virgin (1982).
Cover versions
The Party covered the song for their EP, In The Meantime, In Between Time.
A version by English female pop duo Shampoo reached No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1996.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Lindsay . Zoladz . I Know What Girls Like: The Waitresses and the Limits of the "Female-Fronted" Band . October 1, 2013 . . May 20, 2016 .
- Book: Michaels, Randolph . Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited . 2005 . 205–207 . . 0595370071 .
- Book: Talevski, Nick . 2010 . Rock Obituaries – Knocking on Heaven's Door . . 137 . 978-0-8571-2117-2 .
- Book: Popoff, Martin . Martin Popoff . September 2, 2010 . Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991 . . 1233 . 978-1440216213 .
- Hits of the World . . August 7, 1982 . 61 . 0006-2510 .
- Billboard Hot 100 . . May 29, 1982 . 66 . 0006-2510 .
- Rock Albums & Top Tracks . . February 20, 1982 . 30 . 0006-2510 .
- CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending MAY 29, 1982 . . September 21, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921090930/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19820529.html.
- Web site: William . Ruhlmann . Original Soundtrack – I Was a Teenage Zombie . . 2014-07-16 .
- Web site: Lucy, Daughter of the Devil – The Music: Episode 10 . Quick Stop Entertainment . 2007-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080204050448/http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2007/12/03/lucy-daughter-of-the-devil-the-music-episode-10/ . 2008-02-04 .
- Los Del Rio's Dance Smash 'Macarena' Tops the List Of VH1's All-Time '100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders' . . 2002-05-01 . 2015-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075434/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/los-del-rios-dance-smash-macarena-tops-the-list-of-vh1s-all-time-100-greatest-one-hit-wonders-77231532.html . 2016-03-04 .
- Web site: 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s . VH1 . 2015-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419000953/http://www.vh1.com/news/1243/100-greatest-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s/. dead. 2015-04-19.
- Web site: I Know What Boys Like | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com.
