| Johnny B | |
| Cover: | Johnny B Single.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Hooters |
| Album: | One Way Home |
| B-Side: | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Live) |
| Genre: | Celtic rock, hard rock |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Rick Chertoff |
| Prev Title: | Where Do the Children Go |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Satellite |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"Johnny B" is a song from The Hooters' third studio album One Way Home. It was written by Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman. "Johnny B" was released as a single in 1987 by Columbia Records, and reached #61 on Billboard Hot 100 list. The song had considerable success in Germany, topping at #7 for two weeks. [1] An accompanying music video was also released, directed by David Fincher.
Cash Box said that it "is filled with musical textures that enhance the narrative and range from Old World quaintness to gritty guitar-based rock."[2] The song was covered in 1997 by the German rap group Down Low and reached #4 on the German Singles Chart.[3] The Finnish rock band Yö has also recorded a Finnish version of the song with the title "Angelique". Czech rock band Tlustá Berta also recorded another version of this song with title "Prázdnej byt" and Nanovor with title "Už nezavolá"
Another cover was released in August 2019 by German Folk Metal Band Equilibrium, on their Album Renegades.
| Chart (1987) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 74 | |
| West Germany (GFK) | 7 |