Tarzan Boy

"Tarzan Boy"
Single by Baltimora
from the album Living in the Background
B-side	DJ version
Released	April 1985 1993 (re-release)
Format	7" single 12" maxi, CD single CD maxi (1993)
Genre	Italo disco[1][2]
Length	3:48 (single edit #1) 6:15 (album version) 3:45 (single edit #2)
Label	Columbia/EMI Records (EEC) Manhattan (US)
Writer(s)	Maurizio Bassi Naimy Hackett
Producer(s)	Maurizio Bassi
Certification	see below
Baltimora singles chronology
"Tarzan Boy" (1985) "Woody Boogie" (1985)

"Tarzan Boy" is a song recorded by Italian-based act Baltimora. It was the group's debut single, released in April 1985, from its first album Living in the Background, on which it features as first track. The song was re-recorded in 1993 and has been covered by several artists throughout the years. The refrain uses Tarzan's cry as a melodic line. The song is rhythmical, with an electronic melody and simple lyrics.^[3]

Chart performance

"Tarzan Boy", released in the summer of 1985, was a big success, debuting in the top 5 of the Italian charts and performing well in many other European countries, including Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. "Tarzan Boy" was most successful in France, where it topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. In the United Kingdom, it reached number 3 in August 1985. The single had success in the United States (where it was released by EMI), with the single remaining on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 months and ultimately peaking at number 13 in the early spring of 1986.

Track listings

Original version

7" single "Tarzan Boy" – 3:48 "Tarzan Boy" (DJ version) – 3:36 12" single "Tarzan Boy" (extended version) – 6:15 "Tarzan Boy" (DJ version) – 5:09

12" maxi "Tarzan Boy" (extended dance version) – 6:16 "Tarzan Boy" (single version) – 3:49 "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub version) – 5:10 12" maxi – Summer version "Tarzan Boy" (Summer version) – 6:40 "Tarzan Boy" (reprise) – 6:00

1993 version

CD single "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49 "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49 12" single "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49 "Tarzan Boy" (UK swing mix) – 3:18 "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub) – 5:10 CD maxi "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49 "Tarzan Boy" (extended 1993 remix) – 5:33 "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub mix) – 5:10

Cassette "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49 "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49 "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:49 "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:49 CD maxi – Promo "Tarzan Boy" (original version) – 3:45 "Tarzan Boy" (1993 remix) – 3:46 "Tarzan Boy" (extended 1993 remix) – 5:35 "Tarzan Boy" (UK swing mix) – 3:21 "Tarzan Boy" (extended dub) – 5:01

2010 version

Streaming single

1. "Tarzan Boy" (Digital Remaster) – 3:49

Personnel

Original version Mixing by Jurgen Coppers Recording by Paolo Mescoli Composed by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi Recorded at Il Cortile, Milan Mixed at Paradise Studios, Monaco Cover artwork by EMI Creative Services Illustration by Michele Bernardi

1993 version Mixed by Daniel Abraham Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1985–86) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 16 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 1 France (SNEP)[11] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 2 Italy (FIMI)[14] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 34 Norway (VG-lista)[18] 4 Poland (LP3)[19] 29 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[20] 3 Spain (AFYVE)[21] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 4 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[25] 13 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[25] 6 US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[25] 12 US Cash Box[26] 18

Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 18 Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles)[28] 53 France (IFOP)[29] 10 Italy (FIMI)[14] 31 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 21 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 2 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Canada (Music Canada)[33] Gold 50,000^^ France (SNEP)[34] Gold 803,000[35] Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] Gold 25,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Silver 250,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Cover versions

• UK band Modern Romance covered the song in 1985.^[38]
• In 2006, the song was covered by Bango, and achieved a minor success, peaking at number 37 in France.^[39]
• In 2008, a cover by Bad Influence featuring Dyce reached number 9 in Sweden.^[40]

Media appearances

• In the US, the song's refrain was used in the early 1990s in commercials for Cool Mint Listerine, animated by Pixar.^[41]
• The song also appeared in the 1993 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.^[42]
• It also appeared in the 1997 film Beverly Hills Ninja.^[43]
• "Tarzan Boy" also makes an appearance in the 2014 film A Million Ways to Die in the West.^[44]
• "Tarzan Boy" was heard in the 2015 film The Wolfpack.^[45]

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics