Song · Loverboy
“Turn Me Loose” by Loverboy
Released 1981
“Turn Me Loose” by Loverboy appears on 27 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1981. Its best result is #23 on the KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #42 alternative song of 1981.
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"Turn Me Loose" first showed up in 1980, second in the running order of Loverboy's self-titled debut album, then went out as the Canadian band's first single in 1981. Singer Mike Reno and guitarist Paul Dean wrote it, and Bruce Fairbairn produced.
It's a shrewd bit of genre-splicing, hard rock guitars bolted onto a disco beat with new wave keyboards on top, and Record World put its success down to Reno's pleading vocal, the grinding guitar and the production. It went top ten in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, reached number 6 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart, and won the Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year in 1982.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23 | KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA | KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1980 | 25 |
| 1981 | 42 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 | 106 |
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