- Loverboy( Lover Boy )【 104 songs in total 】
- Loverboy is a Canadian rock band formed in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta. Loverboy's hit singles, particularly 'Turn Me Loose' and 'Working for the Weekend', have become arena rock staples and are still heard on many classic rock and classic hits radio stations across Canada. The band is based in Vancouver.
Throughout the 1980s, Loverboy accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records. After being rejected by many American record labels, they signed with Columbia/CBS Records Canada and began recording their first album on March 20, 1980. Loverboy's founding members were lead singer Mike Reno, guitarist Paul Dean, keyboardist Doug Johnson, bassist Scott Smith, and drummer Matt Frenette.
In 1990, Loverboy's 'Working for the Weekend' was featured in an extremely popular Saturday Night Live sketch involving Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze auditioning to be Chippendales dancers. The song was also featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, playing on Rock station V-Rock, as well as the video games Saints Row 2, and Shaun White Snowboarding. It is also featured in the 2001 comedy film Zoolander. The song was also featured, in full, at the end of the Rob Zombie film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. It was used as the background music to a Diet Pepsi television commercial in which a man is asked what else he would like to experience that is youthful, and he chooses his old van from the 1980s. The song also made a brief appearance in the movie Click. The song was even featured in the third episode of 'Regular Show', Caffeinated Concert Tickets as well as the film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. The song was also used in a Toyota commercial featuring NASCAR driver Kyle Busch driving a 2012 Toyota Camry while singing to the song.
In 1995, Elf Power's record Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs featured a song named 'Loverboy's Demise' which describes a Loverboy concert.
Several of their songs were featured in the 2001 cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer, which takes place in August 1981. In 2006, 'Turn Me Loose' was featured in the action movie Crank starring Jason Statham.
An early episode of South Park ('An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig') made multiple references to a fictional Loverboy song, 'Pig and Elephant DNA Just Won't Splice.'
In Aqua Teen Hunger Force's episode Revenge of the Mooninites, Err uses the 'Foreigner belt' to 'Turn Master Shake Loose' to 'Hot Girls in Love' because he's 'Working for the Weekend'. When it didn't work, it was revealed that 'those are Loverboy songs, and Loverboy has always sucked.' (although Carl said that he saw them at the Madison Square Garden in 1985 and they 'kicked ass'.)
'The Kid is Hot Tonight' is featured on the soundtrack of MLB 2K9 by 2K Sports and was included in the closing scenes of an episode of cartoon 'American Dad,' titled 'Office Spaceman,' Season 3, Episode 56, May 4, 2008, Production Code 3AJN13, where character Roger posed for a Playgirl magazine photo shoot.
In an episode of Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, Brad Sherwood remarks to a character called 'Hover-boy', 'I loved your album Get Lucky!'
In the 2006 independent film A Dog's Breakfast, there is a Loverboy poster on the childhood bedroom wall of Marilyn (played by Kate Hewlett).
In the 15th episode of season 5 on 30 Rock, 'It's Never too Late for Now,' Scott Adsit's character Pete Hornberger tells Frank Rossitano he was in the band Loverboy for 3 months before leaving the band for a college scholarship in 'TV Budgeting.' The episode includes a brief clip in which Adsit has been digitally inserted into the music video for the song.
In the 9th episode of 5th season of Scrubs, Todd imitates Mike Reno's performance of 'Working for the Weekend' while attending the air-band 'Cool Cats' audition in the beginning of the episode.
In November 2013, Will Ferrell, as the character Ron Burgundy, performed Loverboy's 'Working for the Weekend' on Conan calling it the campaign song for embattled Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
In 2012, a humorous commercial for Mr. Lube oil change shops featured the song 'Turn Me Loose'
In the second-season episode of Will & Grace 'Secrets and Lays', Grace meets up with a high school boyfriend named Campbell. When he says to Karen that he and Grace saw Loverboy in concert together, Karen's response was to comment that they were both geeks in high school.
In 2016, the band appeared in a commercial for National Car Rental featuring the song 'Lovin' Every Minute of It.'
Band members
Current members
Mike Reno – lead vocals (1979–1988, 1989, 1991–present)
Paul Dean – guitar, backing vocals (1979–1988, 1989, 1991–present)
Doug Johnson – keyboards, backing vocals (1979–1988, 1989, 1991–present)
Matt Frenette – drums (1979–1988, 1989, 1991–present)
Ken 'Spider' Sinnaeve – bass, backing vocals (2001–present)
Former members
Scott Smith – bass, backing vocals (1979–1988, 1989, 1991–2000; died 2000)
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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1
Almost Paradise (Love Theme 'Footloose')
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2
Almost Paradise
Eric Carmen, D Pitchford
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3
Always On My Mind
Paul Dean, Mike Reno
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4
As Good As It Gets
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5
Back for More
2007
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6
Break It To Me Gently
1987
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7
Bullet In The Chamber
Paul Warren Dean, Mike Reno, Davitt Sigerson, Bill Wray
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8
Can't Get Much Better Than This
Todd Cerney, Paul Dean, Steve Eisenberg, Mike Perodeau, Taylor Rhodes
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9
Can't Get Much Better
1987
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10
Chance of a Lifetime
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11
D.O.A.
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12
Dangerous - live
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13
Dangerous
Bryan Adams, James Vallance
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14
Dangerous(live in Pittsburgh)
Bryan Adams/James Vallance
Bryan Adams/James Vallance
2013-05
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15
Destination Heartbreak
Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Scott Smith, Bill Wray
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16
Don't Keep Me In The Dark
1987
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17
Don't Let Go
1987
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18
Emotional
Paul Dean
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19
Everybody's Working For The Weekend
Paul Dean, Matthew Frenette, Joseph Reno
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20
For You ('89)
Paul Dean, Kenny (loney) Kaos, Mike Reno
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21
For You
Paul Dean, Kenny (loney) Kaos, Mike Reno
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22
Friday Night
Paul Warren Dean, Patrick Mahassen, Davitt Sigerson, Bill Wray
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23
Gangs in the Street
P Dean, M Reno
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24
Heartbreaker
2012
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25
Heaven in Your Eyes
Paul Dean, John Dexter, Mae Moore, Mike Reno
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26
Hometown Hero
1987
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27
Hot Girls In Love - Live Version
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28
Hot Girls in Love
Dean, Fairbairn
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29
Hot Girls In Love(live)
Paul Dean/Bruce Fairbairn
Paul Dean/Bruce Fairbairn
2013-05
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30
I Would Die for You
2007
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31
It's Never Easy
Paul Warren Dean, Douglas Leonard Johnson, Mike Reno
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32
It's Your Life (Live)
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33
It's Your Life - Live Version
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34
It's Your Life
P Dean, M Frenette, D Johnson, Mike Reno
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35
Jump
Adams Bryan, Dean Paul Warren, Frenette Matthew Robert, Reno Joseph Michael John, Vallance James Douglas
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36
Jump(live)
Bryan Adams/Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Jim Vallance/Matt Frenette
Bryan Adams/Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Jim Vallance/Matt Frenette
2013-05
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37
Just Getting Started
Anthony Anderson, Dane De Viller, Sean Syed Hosein, Adam Hurtsfield, Mike Reno, Steven Smith
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38
Lady of the 80's
Paul Dean, Douglas Johnson, Michael Rynoski, Vernon Wills
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39
Lady Of The 80's(Live)
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Vern Wills/Doug Johnson
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Vern Wills/Doug Johnson
2013-05
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40
Lead a Double Life
P Dean, D Johnson, T Johnson, M Reno, D Sigerson, B Wray
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41
Lead A Double Life(live)
Davitt Sigerson/Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Ted Johnson/Doug Johnson/Bill Wray
Davitt Sigerson/Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Ted Johnson/Doug Johnson/Bill Wray
2013-05
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42
Lost With You
Anthony Anderson, Dane De Viller, Sean Syed Hosein, Adam Hurtsfield, Mike Reno, Steven Smith
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43
Love Will Rise Again
1987
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44
Lovin' Every Minute of It (Live)
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45
Lovin' Every Minute Of It - Live Version
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46
Lovin' Every Minute Of It - live
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47
Lovin' Every Minute Of It
Robert John 'Mutt' Lange
Robert John 'Mutt' Lange
2012-02
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48
Lovin' Every Minute Of It(live in Pittsburgh)
Robert John Lange
Robert John Lange
2013-05
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49
Lovin' Every Minute
2012
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50
Loving Every Minute Of It
Douglas Davis, R.j. 'mutt' Lange
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51
Lucky Ones
Paul Dean, Mike Reno, S Smith, D Thurlow
1981
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52
Lucky Ones(live)
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Scott Smith/Denise Thurlow
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Scott Smith/Denise Thurlow
2013-05
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53
Meltdown
Paul Warren Dean, Douglas Leonard Johnson, Mike Reno
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54
No Tomorrow(Provided)
2012
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55
Notorious (Live)
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56
Notorious - Live Version
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57
Notorious
1987
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58
One-Sided Love Affair
Paul Warren Dean, Bruce Earl Fairbairn, Joseph Michael Reno, Peter David Taylor
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59
Passion Pit
Paul Warren Dean, Bruce Fairbairn, Mike Reno
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60
Prime Of Your Life
Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn, Doug Johnson
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61
Queen of the Broken Hearts (Live)
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62
Queen of the Broken Hearts
Paul Dean, Mike Reno
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63
Queen Of The Broken Hearts(live in Pittsburgh)
Mike Reno/Paul Dean
Mike Reno/Paul Dean
2013-05
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64
Read My Lips
1987
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65
Real Thing
Haydain Neale, Mike Reno, Davor Vulama
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66
Rock 'N' Roll Revival(Provided)
2012
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67
Steal The Thunder
Paul Warren Dean, Mike Reno, Davitt Sigerson, Bill Wray
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68
Stranded
2007
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69
Strike Zone
P Dean, B Fairbairn, M Reno, S Smith
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70
Take Me To The Top - Live Version
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71
Take Me to the Top
P Dean, D Johnson, M Reno
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72
Take Me To The Top(live)
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Doug Johnson
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Doug Johnson
2013-05
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73
That's Where My Money Goes
1987
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74
The Kid Is Hot Tonight
Bernie Aubin, Paul Dean
2012
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75
The Kid Is Hot Tonight(live)
Paul Dean/Bernie Aubin
Paul Dean/Bernie Aubin
2013-05
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76
The Kid Is Hot Tonite (Live)
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77
The Kid Is Hot Tonite - Live Version
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78
The Kid Is Hot Tonite
P. Dean、B. Aubin
B. Aubin、P. Dean
2012-02
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79
This Could Be the Night - Live Version
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80
This Could Be the Night
Jonathan Cain, Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bob Wray
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81
This Could Be The Night(live)
Paul Dean/Michael Reno/Jonathan Cain/Bill Wray
Paul Dean/Michael Reno/Jonathan Cain/Bill Wray
2013-05
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82
Too Much Too Soon
Paul Warren Dean, Davitt Sigerson, Bill Wray
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83
Turn Me Loose (album version)
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84
Turn Me Loose (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]
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85
Turn Me Loose - Live in North Carolina, 2005
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86
Turn Me Loose - Live Version
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87
Turn Me Loose
Mike Reno、Paul Dean
Mike Reno、Paul Dean
2012-02
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88
Turn Me Loose
Paul Dean, Joseph Reno
2012
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89
Turn Me Loose(Live in Wisconsin, 1983)
Mike Reno/Paul Dean
Mike Reno/Paul Dean
2013-05
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90
Walkin' On Fire
Todd Cerney, Paul Warren Dean, Taylor Laurence Rhodes
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91
Walking On Fire
1987
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92
Watch Out
Paul Dean, D. Johnson, Mike Reno
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93
When It'S Over - Live Version
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94
When It's Over
Paul Dean, Mike Reno
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95
When It'S Over(live)
Mike Reno/Paul Dean
Mike Reno/Paul Dean
2013-05
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96
Wildside
1987
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97
Workin' for the Weekend (Live)
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98
Workin' For The Weekend
Paul Dean, Matthew Frenette, Joseph Reno
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99
Working for the Weekend (From 'Weekend At Bernie's 2') [Re-Recorded]
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100
Working for the Weekend - Live in Pittsburgh, 1986
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101
Working for the Weekend - Live Version
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102
Working For The Weekend
Paul Dean、Matthew Frenette、Mike Reno
Matthew Frenette、Mike Reno、Paul Dean
2012-02
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103
Working for the Weekend
Paul Dean, Matthew Frenette, Joseph Reno
2012
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104
Working For The Weekend(Live)
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Matthew Frenette
Mike Reno/Paul Dean/Matthew Frenette
2013-05