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"GTO" is a hit song by American-born pop singer Sinitta. It was released in 1987 as the fifth single from her self-titled debut album. The song is about a girl whose boyfriend cares more about his car, in the music video a Ferrari 250 GTO, than her.

"GTO"
Single by Sinitta
from the album Sinitta!
ReleasedNovember 1987[1]
Recorded1987
GenreSynthpop, dance-pop
Length3:30
LabelFanfare Records
Songwriter(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Sinitta singles chronology
"Toy Boy"
(1987)		 "GTO"
(1987)		 "Cross My Broken Heart"
(1988)
Music video
"GTO" on YouTube

The singer expressed her extreme dissatisfaction with the subject matter of the song when first presented with the idea by record label boss, Simon Cowell.[2] Fearing that the title would mean nothing to her core audience of gay men and younger record buyers, Sinitta unsuccessfully begged producers Stock Aitken Waterman to retitle the track before recording.[2]

Sinitta expressed greater satisfaction with the song's video, which had a substantially bigger budget than her prior efforts, boasting that the clip's solo ballet sequence was one of her most enjoyable pop star memories.[2] Her opinion of the song greatly improved due to its positive reception by fans.[2]

As Sinitta is American born, the car is more likely meant to be a Pontiac GTO, however (“Big, red GTO”) - while the Ferrari is a small, rare sports car, the GTO is a well known muscle car.

The song was a top-20 hit in the UK, peaking at number 15.[2]


Formats and track listings


  1. "GTO" - 3:30
  2. "GTO" (Instrumental) - 3:30
  1. "GTO" (Modina's Red Roaring Mix) - 7:30
  2. "GTO" - 3:30
  3. "GTO" (Instrumental) - 3:30

Charts


Chart (1987–88) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[5] 62
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 42
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 9
Spain (AFYVE)[11] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 15
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 31

References


  1. pwl-empire.com Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 30: Let's Get Together Tonite to I Can't Help It on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. discogs.com
  4. discogs.com
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. p. 276. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sinitta". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 235. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Sinitta". Fireball Media. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. "Sinitta – GTO". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. "Sinitta – GTO" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. "Sinitta – GTO". VG-lista. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. "Sinitta – GTO". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. "Sinitta: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sinitta – GTO". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 February 2022.


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