Cover Girl (New Kids on the Block song)

"Cover Girl" is a 1989 single from New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Donnie Wahlberg. The fifth single from their multi-platinum second album Hangin' Tough, it peaked at number two on The Hot 100 Singles Chart on the week of November 4, being held off from the top spot by Roxette's Listen to Your Heart.

"Cover Girl"
Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album Hangin' Tough
ReleasedAugust 22, 1989
Recorded1988
GenrePop rock
Length4:10
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice Starr
Producer(s)Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block singles chronology
"Hangin' Tough"
(1989)
"Cover Girl"
(1989)
"This One's for the Children"
(1989)

Some of the UK releases of "Cover Girl" released in 1990 included the 7" and 12" remix by Pete Hammond for Pete Waterman Entertainment. The 7" remix was included as a bonus track on the 30th anniversary of "Hangin' Tough".[1]

This song and "Tonight" were covered by South Korean singer Lee Min Woo of boy band Shinhwa in his concert on 14 and 15 January 2006 in Seoul.[2]

Track listings

UK Promo Single

  1. Cover Girl 4:02
  2. Cover Girl [12 Inch Remix] 6:54
  3. Stop It Girl 3:43
  4. I Need You 3:36

UK Vinyl, 7"

  • A Cover Girl 4:02
  • B Stop It Girl 3:43

UK Vinyl, 12"

  • A Cover Girl [12" Remix] 6:54
  • B1 Stop It Girl 3:43
  • B2 I Need You 3:36

US Single

  • A1 Cover Girl
  • A2 Merry, Merry Christmas
  • B1 Cover Girl
  • B2 Merry, Merry Christmas

US Vinyl, 7"

  • A Cover Girl
  • B Merry, Merry Christmas

Vinyl, 12"

  • A Cover Girl [12" Remix] 6:54
  • B1 I Remember When 4:09
  • B2 Cover Girl [Album Version] 4:02

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References


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