Radio Romance

"Radio Romance"
Single by Tiffany
from the album Hold an Old Friend's Hand
B-side "I'll Be The Girl" / "Godda Be Love" (Japan) / "Can't Stop A Heartbeat" (UK)
Released 1988
Format 3"CD single (Japan/EU), 5"CD single, 7" single, Cassette single
Recorded 1988
Genre Pop
Length 4:04
Label MCA Records
Writer(s) John Duarte, Mark Paul
Producer(s) George Tobin
Tiffany singles chronology
"All This Time"
(1988)		 "Radio Romance"
(1989)		 "Hold an Old Friend's Hand"
(1989)

"Radio Romance" is the second single from Tiffany's second album Hold an Old Friend's Hand in the US and first from the album in the UK and Australia.

Song information

By early 1989 radio was changing and the genres played were switching to hip hop and R&B music. There was less room for young pop acts such as Tiffany. As a result, "Radio Romance" failed to achieve the success of her previous singles. It made the Top 40 in the US and managed to become a hit in the UK, where it reached #13.

In Japan, the song and Tiffany were featured in TV commercials for Meiji "Lucky" chocolate sticks.

The music video for "Radio Romance" was one of Tiffany's most surreal. In the video, she plays 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 which furthers the video's fantasy nature.

To promote the single in the US, Tiffany performed the song on the Mickey Mouse Club and the The Arsenio Hall Show.

Track listings and formats

7" and cassette single
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "I'll Be the Girl"
UK 7"
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "Can't Stop a Heartbeat"
Japanese 3" CD single
  1. "Radio Romance"
  2. "Gotta Be Love"

Chart performance

Chart (1988/1989) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 65
French Singles Chart[2] 18
Japan Singles Chart 74
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 16
UK Singles Chart 13
Irish Singles Chart 18
US Billboard Hot 100 35

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Japan (RIAJ)[3] 9,880^

References

  1. ↑ Gavin Scott. "25 Years Ago This Week: January 8, 1989". chartbeat.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Radio Romance", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 3, 2008)
  3. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – Tiffany – Radio Romance" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1988年月 on the drop-down menu
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