Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)

"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Samantha Fox
B-side	"Dream City"
Released	February 1988 (US)
Recorded	1987
Genre	Freestyle[1]
Length	5:10 (album version) 5:52 (special extended version) 4:20 (7" version)
Label	Jive Records
Songwriter(s)	Curt Bedeau Gerry Charles Hugh L Clarke Brian George Lucien George Paul George
Producer(s)	Full Force
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"True Devotion" (1987) "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (1988) "Love House" (1988)

"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" is a song recorded by English singer Samantha Fox for her self-titled second studio album (1987). It was released as a single in 1988 by Jive Records and was a collaboration between Fox and hip-hop group Full Force. It describes how a "naughty girl" has unexpectedly fallen in love. With the song initially presented to Fox in a less melodic form, she insisted on the addition of guitar.^[2] Her producers were at first reluctant to comply, but later added the distinctive guitar sound with the use of a Fairlight.^[2]

In the US, "Naughty Girls" peaked at No. 3 on June 4, 1988. It was ranked as the 28th most popular song of that year.^[3] It was also a top ten hit in New Zealand, Finland and Canada. The Full Force Naughty House Mix contains a sample of Boney M.'s "Ma Baker".

Critical reception

In his review of "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)", J.D. Considine from the Baltimore Sun described it as "not so much a song as a T-shirt with a rhythm section."^[4] Kris Kirk from Melody Maker stated, "It's US Top 10 with a bullet and will probably be her biggest seller here too."^[5] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Riding high in the American Billboard charts (no. 3 at press time), this Full Force production is straight to the point. A nervous, walloping beat is set next to Fox's bubbling vocals, giving it precisely that extra it needed."^[6] John Leland of Spin said the song was, "advanced Svengali-ism: a song that demeans the singer. This is a great pop single, as temporary and tacky as you could want it to be."^[7]

Music video

The single's music video features Fox with pink hair and a leather jacket in front of a graffiti-covered building. She is surrounded by street toughs who join Fox in a dance routine. The members of Full Force are shown providing backing vocals.

Track listing

• US maxi-single (1102-2-JDJ) Jive^[8]

1. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Single Edit)" 4:20
2. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (U.K. Mix)" 4:10
3. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Full Force Naughty House Mix)" 6:34
4. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Special Extended Version)" 5:52

• CA vinyl 7" (1089-7-J) Jive^[9]

1. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Full Force Mix)" 4:20
2. "Dream City" 4:55

• UK vinyl 12" (FOXY T 9) Jive^[10]

1. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Special Extended Version)" 5:52
2. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Jon's Savage Edit)" 3:13
3. "Dream City" 4:52

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 64 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 28 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] 11 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[14] 53 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 13 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 24 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 64 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 8 Spain (AFYVE)[19] 21 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 31 US Billboard Hot 100[21] 3 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[22] "Naughty Girls" (Remix)/"I Surrender" 9 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[23] "Naughty Girls" (Remix)/"I Surrender" 1 US Cash Box Top 100[24] 4 West Germany (GfK)[25] 21

Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[26] 90 US Billboard Hot 100[27] 28 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[28] "Naughty Girls" (Remix)/"I Surrender" 6 US Cash Box Top 100[29] 44

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