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"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Samantha Fox
B-side"Dream City"
ReleasedFebruary 1988
GenreFreestyle[1]
Length
  • 5:10 (album version)
  • 4:20 (7-inch version)
LabelJive
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 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 United States, "Naughty Girls" peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was ranked as the 28th-most-popular song of that year. It was also a top-10 hit in Canada, Finland and New Zealand. The Full Force Naughty House Mix contains a sample of Boney M.'s "Ma Baker".

Critical reception

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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."[3] Kris Kirk from Melody Maker stated, "It's US Top 10 with a bullet and will probably be her biggest seller here too."[4] 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."[5] 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."[6]

Music video

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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

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  • US maxi-single (1102-2-JDJ) Jive
  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
  • Canadian vinyl 7-inch (1089-7-J) Jive
  1. "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Full Force Mix) 4:20
  2. "Dream City" 4:55
  • UK vinyl 12-inch (FOXY T 9) Jive
  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

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States February 1988 — Jive
United Kingdom 3 May 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
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References

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  3. ^ Considine, J.D. "When pop was good, it was very, very good" Baltimore Sun 29 December 1988
  4. ^ Kirk, Kris (14 May 1988). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 36. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 June 1988. p. 21. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ^ John Leland (June 1988). "Singles". Spin. No. 36. p. 79.
  7. ^ Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1988: June 26, 1988". Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8714." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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  11. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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  15. ^ Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 291. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  16. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ^ "Samantha Fox: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 4 June 1988. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 14 May 1988. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 26 March 1988. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending June 4, 1988" (PDF). Cash Box. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Samantha Fox – Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. 24 December 1988. p. 9. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  25. ^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video – Top Dance Sales 12-Inch Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. 24 December 1988. p. Y-25. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via World Radio History.
  26. ^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1988 – Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box. 31 December 1988. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  27. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 30 April 1988. p. 26.
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