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"Romeo's Tune" is a song recorded by Steve Forbert, released in 1979. It was the lead single from his album Jackrabbit Slim.

"Romeo's Tune"

Single by Steve Forbert

from the album Jackrabbit Slim

B-side

"Make It All So Real"

Released

October 1979

Recorded

1979

Genre

Soft rock[1]

Label

Nemperor Records

Songwriter(s)

Steve Forbert

Producer(s)

John Simon

Steve Forbert singles chronology

"Thinkin'"
(1979)

"Romeo's Tune"
(1979)

"Say Goodbye to Little Jo"
(1980)

The song became an international hit during the winter of 1980. "Romeo's Tune" did best in Canada, where it became a Top 10 hit. It was Forbert's only major charting single.

Lyrical content

The song speaks of fading away from the world in the company of your lover. The title does not appear in the lyrics.

Instrumentation

The distinctive piano lick on "Romeo's Tune" was done by former Elvis Presley pianist Bobby Ogdin, a well-known Nashville session piano player.[2] In live performances, Forbert plays the lick on a neck-mounted harmonica.

Use in media

"Romeo's Tune" is featured on the soundtrack of the 2001 movie, Knockaround Guys and the 2016 movie, Everybody Wants Some!!.[2]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–80)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	13
Canada RPM Top Singles[4]	8
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5]	8
Italy FIMI[6]	30
New Zealand[7]	21
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8]	10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9]	11
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[10]	13
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[11]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
Australia[3]	87
Canada RPM Top Singles[12]	47
Italy FIMI[13]	95
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14]	60
U.S. Cash Box[15]	88

References

"Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic.
"Romeo's Path Forward: Veteran musician Steve Forbert weaving through the years". Ithaca.com. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-04-12. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-03-15. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
"Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1980".
NZ Top Singles, 24 February 1980
"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 95.
"Cash Box Top 100 2/23/80". tropicalglen.com.
"Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
"Top Annuali Single 1980". Retrieved 2022-01-29.
"Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980

External links

"Romeo's Tune" at SongFacts
Listen to "Romeo's Tune" on YouTube

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