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"Drop the Boy"
Single by Bros
from the album Push
B-side"The Boy Is Dropped"
Released7 March 1988
Recorded1987
GenrePop, synthpop, teen pop
Length3:50
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Nicky Graham, Tom Watkins
Producer(s)Nicky Graham
Bros singles chronology
"When Will I Be Famous?"
(1987) 		"Drop the Boy"
(1988) 		"I Owe You Nothing"
(1988)
Music video
"Drop The Boy" on YouTube

"Drop the Boy" is a song by British boy band Bros. It was written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins, and released in March 1988 as the follow-up single to "When Will I Be Famous?". The single reached number-one in Ireland and number two in the UK being kept out of #1 for 4 weeks by a combination of songs by Aswad's Don't Turn Around for 2 weeks then Pet Shop Boys' Heart for another 2 weeks, and was certified silver in the UK. Additionally it peaked within the top 10 also in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and West Germany.

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Drop the Boy" – 3:51
  2. "The Boy Is Dropped" – 3:52

12" single

  1. "Drop the Boy" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – 6:49
  2. "Drop the Boy" (The Shep Pettibone Dub Mix) – 7:03
  3. "The Boy Is Dropped" – 3:52

12" "Art Mix" single

  1. "Drop the Boy" (The Art Mix) – 5:59
  2. "Drop the Boy" (The Shep Pettibone Dub Mix) – 7:03
  3. "The Boy Is Dropped" – 3:52

CD single

  1. "Drop the Boy" – 3:51
  2. "Drop the Boy" (The Shep Pettibone Mix) – 6:45
  3. "When Will I Be Famous?" (remix) – 4:24
  4. "The Boy Is Dropped" – 3:52

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ Danish Singles Chart 22 April 1988
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Drop the Boy". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy". VG-lista.
  9. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Bros: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bros – Drop the Boy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1991). "Top 100 Singles: 1988". BPI YearBook 1989/90. British Phonographic Industry. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-9061-5410-6.
  13. ^ "BRIT Certified Award – Bros – Drop the Boy". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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