| Radio Romance | |
| Cover: | Tiffany-Radio-Romance-196378.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tiffany |
| Album: | Hold an Old Friend's Hand |
| B-Side: | "I'll Be The Girl" / "Gotta Be Love" (Japan) / "Can't Stop A Heartbeat" (UK) |
| Released: | January 1989 |
| Recorded: | 1988 |
| Length: | 4:04 |
| Label: | MCA Records |
| Producer: | George Tobin |
| Prev Title: | All This Time |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Hold an Old Friend's Hand |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Radio Romance" is a song by American pop singer Tiffany. It was written by John Duarte and Mark Paul and produced by her manager George Tobin. It was released as the second single (first in the UK in January 1989) from her second studio album Hold an Old Friend's Hand (1989) on March 24, 1989.[1]
The song peaked at number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom it peaked at number 13. "Radio Romance" also entered the top-forty in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. To promote the single in the US, Tiffany performed the song on the Mickey Mouse Club and The Arsenio Hall Show. In Peru's premier radio station Radio Panamericana, "Radio Romance" was on the year end chart of the Top 100 at #11. In South Africa "SA Singles Charts," in the year-end for 1989, "Radio Romance" placed #13 from the Top 100.
The music video for "Radio Romance" shows Tiffany as a waitress in a diner who calls the radio request line often to request a song for her secret crush. The problem is that he is holding hands with her best friend. Later in the video, Tiffany dances with others in a what looks like a dream sequence. As the video progresses, a child appears with a magic wand.
| Chart (1988–1989) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 62 | |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 14 | |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[4] | 3 | |
| Sweden (Tracklisten)[5] | 8 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |