Radio Romance

Infobox Single
Name = Radio Romance


Artist = Tiffany
from Album = Hold an Old Friend's Hand
B-side = "I'll Be The Girl" / "Godda Be Love" (Japan)
Released = 1989
Format = 3"CD single (Japan/EU), 5"CD single, 7" single, Cassette single
Recorded = 1988
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:04
Label = MCA Records
Writer = John Duarte, Mark Paul
Producer = George Tobin
Chart position = * #13 (UK, #35 USA)
Last single = "All This Time"
(1988)
This single = "Radio Romance"
(1989)
Next single = "Hold an Old Friend's Hand"
(1989)"Radio Romance" was the second single from Tiffany's second album "Hold an Old Friend's Hand" in the U.S. and the first single from the album in the U.K..

ong 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 only made the Top 40 in the U.S. but did manage to become a decent sized hit in the U.K., 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 USA, Tiffany performed the song on the "Mickey Mouse Club" and the "The Arsenio Hall Show".

Track listings and formats

7" single and Cassette single

# "Radio Romance"
# "I'll Be the Girl"

UK 7"
# "Radio Romance"
# "Can't Stop A Heartbeat"

Japanese 3" CD Single
# "Radio Romance"
# "Gotta Be Love"

Chart performance

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