Songoftheday 11/15/18 - I wannagirl who always has the time, to send my world and count the stars above...
from the album Try My Love (1993)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #28 (one week)
Weeks in the Top-40: 6
Today's song of the day comes from "teen idol" actor and singer Jeremy Jordan, who parlayed his success on the soap opera Beverly Hills, 90210 into a big debut pop hit with "The Right Kind Of Love", which reached the American pop chart's top 20 in the spring of 1993. Jordan's next single would be another uptempo dance-pop ditty, "Wannagirl". Written by Tony Haynes and Keith Thomas, it would follow his first hit up the charts, if only for one more time. But man, that's the most awkward beginning of a music video that I can recall..
"Wannagirl" became Jeremy's second and final chart pop hit in the States, reaching the top-40 in June of 1993. Internationally, the single also reached the top-40 in Australia at #22, while just missing the mark in Canada (although being his biggest hit there) at #42. A third single from his album, the title track "Try My Love", got to #72 Down Under. Since then, he's been more productive as an actor, with roles in Drew Barrymore's Never Been Kissed and Nicholas Cage's Oscar-winning Leaving Las Vegas in his credits.
Up tomorrow: British reggae stars revive The King.
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