Down Boys

Down Boys is the debut single by American rock band Warrant. The single was released in 1989 from Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song charted at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[3]

"Down Boys"
Single by Warrant
from the album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Released1989
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length4:04
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jani Lane
Warrant singles chronology
"Down Boys"
(1989)		 "Heaven"
(1989)

Down Boys which also became the band's nickname featured a music video and the song was also re-visited by the band in 1999 on their Greatest & Latest album.

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."[4]

References
  1. Sendra, Tim. "Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. "Warrant - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. "Warrant - Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. Huey, Steve. "Down Boys - Warrant | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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