| Romeo's Tune | |
| Cover: | Romeo's_Tune_-_Steve_Forbert.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Steve Forbert |
| Album: | Jackrabbit Slim |
| B-Side: | Make It All So Real |
| Released: | December 1979 |
| Recorded: | 1979 |
| Genre: | Soft rock[1] [2] |
| Label: | Nemperor Records |
| Producer: | John Simon |
| Prev Title: | Thinkin' |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Say Goodbye to Little Jo |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"Romeo's Tune" is a song recorded by Steve Forbert, released in 1979 as the lead single from his album Jackrabbit Slim.
The song became an international hit during the winter of 1980. "Romeo's Tune" did best in Canada, where it became a top 10 hit. It remains Forbert's only major charting single.
The song speaks of fading away from the world in the company of your lover. The title does not appear in the lyrics.
The distinctive piano lick on "Romeo's Tune" was done by former Elvis Presley pianist Bobby Ogdin, a well-known Nashville session piano player.[3] In live performances, Forbert plays the lick on a neck-mounted harmonica.
"Romeo's Tune" is featured on the soundtracks of the 2001 movie Knockaround Guys and the 2016 movie Everybody Wants Some!![3]
| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 13 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[5] | 8 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] | 8 |
| Italy FIMI[7] | 30 |
| New Zealand[8] | 21 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[11] | 13 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[12] | 11 |
| Chart (1980) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] | 87 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[14] | 47 |
| Italy FIMI[15] | 95 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] | 60 |
| U.S. Cash Box[17] | 88 |
. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. doc. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W . 1993. 0-646-11917-6. Kent Music Report.
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 95.
