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“A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing)” by Romeo Void

From the album Instincts (1984)

“A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing)” by Romeo Void appears on 25 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1984 and 2023. It was first released in 1984 on the album Instincts. Its best result is #64 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #94 alternative song of 1984 and #800 alternative song of all time.

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1984–2023years charted

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A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)

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"A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)" came off Romeo Void's 1984 album Instincts on Columbia, and it turned out to be the band's biggest hit and their only top 40 single, topping out at 35 on the Hot 100. Debora Iyall wrote it with David Kahne, Peter Woods and Frank Zincavage, and it's cool, glassy new wave with a steady pulse and a title that sounds like hard-won advice passed between friends.

The video matched the song's arty brains, mixing paint, stop-motion animation and pointed commentary on body image and society, and MTV gave it some airplay.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 78 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 106
1984 64 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 366 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 377 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 339 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1992 465 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1996 403 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 756 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 807 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 809 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 809 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 933 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 809 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 645 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 809 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 809 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 590 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 571 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 585 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 604 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 623 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 650 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 673 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 520 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2023 439 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850

Also listed as: Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing); A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing); A Girl in Trouble; Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing); A Girl In Trouble; A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing).

Charting alongside it in 1984

Best songs of 1984 →
  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4The Wild BoysDuran Duran
  5. 5The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen
  6. 6TendernessGeneral Public

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