"Glamour Boys" is a song by the funk metal

Funk metal

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 band Living Colour

Living Colour

Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, neo-psychedelia, hard rock, and heavy metal...

 and the second single

Single (music)

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 from their 1988

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 debut album Vivid

Vivid (album)

Vivid is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Living Colour, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at punk club CBGB's in 1987...

. It was nominated the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990

1990 in music

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Lyrically, "Glamour Boys" discusses young men obsessed with aspects of high society such as clothing and parties. The chorus shouts "I ain't no glamour boy - I'm fierce!"

Track listings

12" single

UK 1

1. "Glamour Boys" - 3

40

"Which Way To America?" - 3:40

"The Rap Track" - 7:41

"Middleman" - 3:46

NEWLIN

UK 2

1. "Glamour Boys" - 3

40

"Cult Of Personalilty" (Live) - 4:54

"Memories Can't Wait" - 4:31

NEWLIN

7" single

UK 1

1. "Glamour Boys" - 3

40

"Which Way To America?" - 3:40

NEWLIN

UK 2

1. "Glamour Boys" (Remix) - 3

40

"Cult Of Personalilty" (Live) - 4:54

NEWLIN

CD single

Single

1. "Glamour Boys" - 3

40

"Which Way To America?" - 3:40

"The Rap Track" (conversation with Living Colour) - 7:41

"Middleman" - 3:46

NEWLIN

Maxi-Single

1. "Glamour Boys" (Remix) - 3

40

"Middleman" (Live) - 3:52

"Cult Of Personalilty" (Live) - 4:54

"Open Letter (To A Landlord)" - 5:33

NEWLIN

Charts

Chart	Peak
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	14
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Mainstream Rock Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	26
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	31
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	31
UK Singles UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	83