"Mercedes Boy"
Single by Pebbles
from the album Pebbles
ReleasedMarch 7, 1988
Length
  • 4:55 (album version)
  • 3:55 (single remix)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Pebbles
Producer(s)Charlie Wilson
Pebbles singles chronology
"Girlfriend"
(1987) 		"Mercedes Boy"
(1988) 		"Take Your Time"
(1988)

"Mercedes Boy" is a song by American singer Pebbles from her 1987 self-titled debut studio album. The song was written by Pebbles and produced by Charlie Wilson, with additional production from Pebbles. "Mercedes Boy" was released as the album's second single on March 7, 1988, by the MCA label. It became Pebbles' biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Mercedes Boy" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Hot Black Singles and 12-inch Singles Sales charts, and number two on the Dance Club Play chart. In Canada, "Mercedes Boy" peaked at number 14 on the RPM 100 Singles chart. Outside North America, the single peaked at number 42 in the United Kingdom, number 39 in the Netherlands, and number 50 in New Zealand.

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 7, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 MCA [citation needed]
United Kingdom May 16, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [13]
Japan June 10, 1988 Mini-CD [14]

References

  1. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8568." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 8558." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pebbles – Mercedes Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pebbles – Mercedes Boy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. July 9, 1988. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. June 18, 1988. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. June 18, 1988. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. May 21, 1988. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "No. 1 Awards". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-25.
  12. ^ "No. 1 Awards: Top Black Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-23.
  13. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. May 14, 1988. p. 36.
  14. ^ "メルセデス・ボーイ | ペブルス" [Mercedes Boy | Pebbles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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