![]() 28 on the Moran-Alytics Favorite 100 Songs of the 80s countdown earlier this year. More importantly to music historians it came in at No. It finished 1982 fifth on the year-end Billboard Hot 100. “Centerfold” was far and away the album’s biggest hit, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and staying on top for six weeks. It became their lone number-one album, reaching the top of the charts in February 1982 by overtaking Foreigners “4” and remaining there four weeks before getting knocked off by the Go Go’s “Beauty and the Beat” debut album ( No. Geils Band before this came out but amazingly it was actually the band’s 12 th studio album. ![]() However, for me those tracks were so memorable and enjoyable that it makes this list anyhow.ĬOMMERCIAL SUCCESS: Not many mainstream fans knew the J. The other tracks on this album were alright but for me this was nothing more than a two track album. I loved the beat for “Freeze Frame” and it became one of my early 80’s go-to sing alongs. Also, never sleep on “Na, na, na, na, na, na.” as the supreme whistling melody line of the decade. It was every teenager and their raging hormones wildest dream and I’m sure that extended to adults as well. Who could ever forget that video showing the band performing the song in a classroom with a ton of hot chicks dressed up in catholic school uniforms, barely pretending to be students. If it’s not the first MTV video I remember seeing it’s definitely up there. I remember some things musically when I was that young better than others, and “Centerfold” was one of my very first musical obsessions. Regardless, the album was one of my first true tastes of rock and roll. Geils Band has been around many years before this came out-shame on my 10-year old self for not having a more expanded musical faculty by then. WHY I LOVED IT: Unbeknownst to me at the time the J. Retrieved October 31, 2016.NOTABLE TRACKS: “Freeze Frame”, “Centerfold”, “Angel In Blue”, “Flamethrower” ^ "Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982".^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada"."Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1982".^ Gallucci, Michael (February 20, 2016).A limited edition Picture Disc of "Freeze-Frame" released in North America used "Centerfold" as the b-side. However, 7" vinyl releases in the UK alternated between "Flamethrower" and another song from the same album, the second track "Rage in the Cage". Most versions of the single released domestically and internationally used "Flamethrower", the sixth track from Freeze-Frame, as the flip side to "Freeze-Frame". Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Freeze Frame" Geils Band to reach the Billboard Top 40.Ĭharts Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Freeze Frame" "Centerfold" and "Freeze-Frame" are among a total of ten singles by the J. "Freeze-Frame" was chosen as the second single and at the peak of the band's popularity, became the second consecutive million-selling gold-certified hit from the album, ultimately peaking at #4 on the Hot 100 on Apand remained in that position for 4 weeks, after entering the charts in mid-February. "Centerfold" had landed the band at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks in early 1982 and would ultimately give them a UK top 3 hit almost a year later. Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated "Freeze-Frame" to be the band's 7th greatest song, saying that it has "a glossy pop sheen ready-made for Top 40 radio." Chart performance Record World said that " Seth Justman's bouncy keyboard melodies and the slap-happy beat back Peter Wolf's lively lead vocal." The single's flip side, " Flamethrower", received airplay on urban contemporary radio stations throughout the United States, and reached #20 on the Billboard Soul Chart.īillboard called it a "zesty, exuberant rocker" and praised the song's hooks. The song was released on a 45 in early 1982 as the second single from the album, following the million-selling US #1/UK #3 hit " Centerfold". It was first released as the opening track on the chart-topping 1981 album of the same name. " Freeze-Frame" is a song written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf for the J.
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