Tarzan Boy

Infobox Single
Name = Tarzan Boy


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Artist = Baltimora
Album = Living in the Background
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B-side = "DJ version"
Released = 1985, 1993
Format = 7" single, 12" maxi CD single, CD maxi (1993)
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Genre = Italo disco, Synthpop, New wave
Length = 3:48
Label = EMI
Writer = Maurizio Bassi Naimy Hackett
Producer = Maurizio Bassi
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Last single = -
This single = "Tarzan Boy" (1985)
Next single = "Living in the Background" (1985)
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"Tarzan Boy" is a 1985 Italo disco song recorded by Italy-based act Baltimora. It was the group's debut single, released from April 1985, from its first album "Living in the Background", on which it features as first track. The song was re-recorded in 1993 and was covered by several artists throughout the years.

Music, releases and uses in the media

The refrain uses in a melodic line Tarzan's cry. The song is rhytmical, with electronic melody and a simple text in English-language. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 49 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]

The song was re-recorded in 1993 in a new version to promote its use in picture soundtrack "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III". ["La Discothèque du 20è siècle - 1985", Universal Music / Polygram, p. 15]

"Tarzan Boy" saw renewed popularity beginning in 2005 due to its frequent use on the site YTMND as a song representing homosexuality.

Chart performances

"Tarzan Boy", released in the summer of 1985, was a huge success, debuting in the top 5 of the Italian charts and performing well in many other European countries, including Denmark, Germany, and The Netherlands. "Tarzan Boy" found its great success in France, where it topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. In the United Kingdom, it reached #3 in August 1985. The single had similar success in the United States (where it was released on EMI), with the single remaining on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for six months and ultimately peaking at #13 in the early spring of 1986. Baltimora performed on the American TV show "Solid Gold", which helped further their success in America.

Cover versions

In 2006, the song was covered by Bongo, and achieved a minor success, peaking at #37 in France. ["Tarzan Boy" (by Bongo), French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bango&titel=Tarzan+Boy&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved September 20, 2008)]

A cover by Bad Influence featuring Dyce reached #9 in Sweden. ["Tarzan Boy" (by Bad Influence), Swedish Singles Chart [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=479623&cat=s Swedishcharts.com] (Retrieved September 20, 2008)]

Lawrence Hayward made her own version on the song.

Track listings

Original version

; 7" single
# "Tarzan Boy" — 3:48
# "Tarzan Boy" (DJ version) — 3:36

; 12" single
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended version) — 6:15
# "Tarzan Boy" (DJ version) — 5:09

; 12" maxi
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended dance version) — 6:16
# "Tarzan Boy" (single version) — 3:49
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub version) — 5:10

; 12" maxi - Summer version
# "Tarzan Boy" (summer version) — 6:40
# "Tarzan Boy" (reprise) — 6:00

1993 version

; CD single
# "Tarzan Boy" (original version) — 3:49
# "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) — 3:49; 12" single
# "Tarzan Boy" (original version) — 3:49
# "Tarzan Boy" (U.K. swing mix) — 3:18
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub) — 5:10

; CD maxi
# "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) — 3:49
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended 1993 remix) — 5:33
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub mix) — 5:10

; Cassette
# "Tarzan Boy" (original version) — 3:49
# "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) — 3:49
# "Tarzan Boy" (original version) — 3:49
# "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) — 3:49

; CD maxi - Promo
# "Tarzan Boy" (original version) — 3:45
# "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) — 3:46
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended 1993 remix) — 5:35
# "Tarzan Boy" (U.K. swing mix) — 3:21
# "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub) — 5:01

Credits

; Original version
* Mixing by Jurgen Coppers
* Recording by Paolo Mescoli
* Composed by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett
* Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi
* Recorded at Il Cortile, Milano
* Mixed at Paradise Studios, Monaco
* Cover artwork by EMI Creative Services
* Illustration by Michele Bernardi; 1993 version
* Mixed by Daniel Abraham
* Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi

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