"Down Boys" is the first single by the American rock band Warrant. It was released in 1989 from Warrant's first album, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song reached #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[4] and #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[5]
| "Down Boys" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Warrant | ||||
| from the album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich | ||||
| B-side | "Cold Sweat" | |||
| Released | April 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[2][3] | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jani Lane | |||
| Producer(s) | Beau Hill | |||
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Music video
"Down Boys", which became the band's nickname, featured the band's debut music video. The video was placed on The New York Times list of the "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos".[3]
Review
The song has been described as "one of the toughest, heaviest songs in [Warrant's] catalog, and certainly at the top of both categories in terms of their hit singles".[6] The song was re-recorded by the band in 1999 on its Greatest & Latest album.
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 27 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 13 |