Johnny B (song)

"Johnny B" is a song from The Hooters' third studio album One Way Home. It was written by Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman. "Johnny B" was released as a single in 1987 by Columbia Records, and reached #61 on Billboard Hot 100 list. An accompanying music video was also released, directed by David Fincher.

"Johnny B"
Single by The Hooters
from the album One Way Home
B-side"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Live)"
Released1987 (1987)
GenreCeltic rock, hard rock
Length3:58
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman
Producer(s)Rick Chertoff
The Hooters singles chronology
"Where Do the Children Go"
(1986)		 "Johnny B"
(1987)		 "Satellite"
(1987)

The song was covered in 1997 by the German rap group Down Low and reached #4 on the German Singles Chart.[1] The Finnish rock band Yö has also recorded a Finnish version of the song with the title "Angelique". Czech rock band Tlustá Berta also recorded another version of this song with title "Prázdnej byt"and Nanovor with title "Už nezavolá"

Another cover was released in August 2019 by German Folk Metal Band Equilibrium, on their Album Renegades.

Track list
7" and 12" single
A side: "Johnny B" (3:58)
B side: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Live)" (4:08)
CD Maxi single (released in Germany by CBS)
  1. "Johnny B" (3:58)
  2. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Live)" (4:08)
  3. "Satellite" (4:08)
  4. "And We Danced" (3:48)

References
  1. "Chartverfolgung / DOWN LOW / Single" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
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