Drop the Boy

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"Drop the Boy"
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Single by Bros
from the album Push
B-side"The Boy Is Dropped"
Released7 March 1988 (1988-03-07)[1]
Length3:50
LabelCBS
Songwriters
ProducerNicky 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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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"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 United Kingdom, where it was certified silver. Additionally, it peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and West Germany.

Critical reception

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Debbi Voller from Number One concluded in her review of the song, "It'll be a biggie, and deservedly so".[2]

Track listings

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  • 7-inch single[3]
A. "Drop the Boy
B. "The Boy Is Dropped"
  • 12-inch single[4]
A1. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone mix)
B1. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone dub mix)
B2. "The Boy Is Dropped"
  • 12-inch "Art Mix" single[5]
A1. "Drop the Boy" (Art mix)
B1. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone dub mix)
B2. "The Boy Is Dropped"
  1. "Drop the Boy"
  2. "Drop the Boy" (the Shep Pettibone mix)
  3. "When Will I Be Famous?" (remix)
  4. "The Boy Is Dropped"

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  8. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ Danish Singles Chart. 22 April 1988.
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  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy". Top 40 Singles.
  20. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy". VG-lista.
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  22. ^ "Bros – Drop the Boy". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ^ "Bros: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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