Turn Me Loose (Loverboy song)

"Turn Me Loose"
Single by Loverboy
from the album Loverboy
Released	December 1980
Format	7"
Recorded	1980
Genre	Hard rock
Length	5:38 (album) 3:30 (single)
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Paul Dean, Mike Reno
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbairn
Loverboy singles chronology
"Turn Me Loose" (1980) "The Kid is Hot Tonite" (1981)

"Turn Me Loose" is a hit song recorded by the Canadian rock band Loverboy. It was released on their eponymous debut album in 1980, and as a single in 1981. With a strong rock synthesizer start to the song, followed by a steady build on the guitars, it peaked at #7 on the RPM singles chart in 1981 and #6 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in the US.

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2]	5
US Billboard Hot 100	35
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	6

Cover versions

• Austrian Melodic Hard Rock/AOR band Fahrenheit covered the song on their 1989 album Talkin 'Bout Love.
• Eminem and Limp Bizkit collaborated to 'cover' the song, albeit with significantly altered lyrics around 1999.
• Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins covered it on their 2006 album My Better Half, under their recording alias T'N'T
• Electric Six covered the song on their cover-album Mimicry and Memories (2015).^[3]

Young Divas version

"Turn Me Loose"
Single by Young Divas featuring Savage
from the album New Attitude
B-side	"Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man)"
Released	November 17, 2007
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Dance, pop
Length	3:50
Label	Sony BMG
Writer(s)	Paul Dean, Mike Reno
Young Divas singles chronology "Searchin'" (2007) "Turn Me Loose" (2007) Savage singles chronology "They Don't Know" (2005) "Turn Me Loose" (2007) "Swing" (Remix) (2008)

"Turn Me Loose" was covered by Australian girl group Young Divas for their second studio album New Attitude. It was released physically and digitally as the lead single from the album on November 17, 2007.^[4] "Turn Me Loose" also features New Zealand rapper Savage and is the final single released by the Young Divas. The song peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The music video for "Turn Me Loose" features the Young Divas singing and dancing in front of a white backdrop.^[5]

Track listing

CD single

1. "Turn Me Loose" – 3:50
2. "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" – 3:40

Digital EP^[6]

1. "Turn Me Loose" – 3:50
2. "Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)" – 3:40
3. "Turn Me Loose" (Divas Only Version) – 3:18

Weekly chart

Chart (2007)	Peak position
ARIA Singles Chart[7]	15

Year-end chart

Chart (2007)	Rank
Australian Artists Singles Chart[8]	35

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Loverboy – Turn Me Loose". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Charts.org.nz – Loverboy – Turn Me Loose". Top 40 Singles.
3. "Final track listing for Mimicry and Memories". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. "CD Releases: Turn Me Loose". Sony BMG. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
5. "Video: Turn Me Loose". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
6. "Turn Me Loose – EP by Young Divas". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
7. "Discography Young Divas". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
8. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics