Rumors_(Timex_Social_Club_song)
Rumors (Timex Social Club song)
1986 single by Timex Social Club
"Rumors" is a song by San Francisco Bay Area-based music group Timex Social Club, from their debut album Vicious Rumors. It was a top-10 hit in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the US R&B and dance charts.
Quick Facts Single by Timex Social Club, from the album Vicious Rumors ...
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Single by Timex Social Club | ||||
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Released | 1986 | |||
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Label | Jay | |||
Songwriter(s) | Timex Social Club | |||
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Weekly charts
More information Chart (1983–1987), Peak position ...
Chart (1983–1987) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 94 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 24 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 15 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 1 |
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] | 20 |
Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 10 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 3 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 3 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] | 2 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 23 |
UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 8 |
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[14] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[14] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[14] | 1 |
US Cash Box[15] | 8 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[16] | 11 |
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Year-end charts
More information Chart (1983), Position ...
Chart (1983) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] | 97 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] | 11 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] | 57 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] | 42 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] | 38 |
US Billboard Hot 100[22] | 77 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] | 7 |
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More information Region, Certification ...
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[24] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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In 1997, the British band Awesome released their version of "Rumors" which hit number 8 in New Zealand[25] and also charted in some European countries.[26][27][28]
The song was parodied as "Roaches" by Bobby Jimmy and the Critters, also released in 1983.[29]
- "Like, Omigod! It's the '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)". One Hit Wonder Center. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
There are also tracks to represent the rise of post-disco club/dance trend, such as Laid Back's "White Horse", New Edition's "Cool It Now", and Timex Social Club's " Rumors".
- Breihan, Tom (February 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Club Nouveau's "Lean On Me". Stereogum. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
Rumors" is crispy digital funk.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Timex Social Club – Rumors" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Timex Social Club – Rumors" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0734." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 45. November 15, 1983. p. 23. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rumors". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- "Timex Social Club – Rumors" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Timex Social Club – Rumors". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Timex Social Club – Rumors". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Timex Social Club – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending AUGUST 23, 1983". Cash Box. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Timex Social Club – Rumors" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "Top 100 Singles of '86". RPM. Vol. 45, no. 14. Library and Archives Canada. December 27, 1983. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "End of Year Charts 1983". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 52. December 27, 1983. p. Y-21. ISSN 0006-2510.
- "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- "Canadian single certifications – Timex Social Club – Rumors". Music Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "Bobby Jimmy and the Critters". West Coast Pioneers. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.