"I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" is a song by the American
punk rock band the
Ramones. Written by drummer
Tommy Ramone
Thomas Erdelyi (born Tamás Erdélyi; January 29, 1949 – July 11, 2014), known professionally as Tommy Ramone, was a Hungarian American record producer and musician. He was the drummer for the influential punk rock band the Ramones for ...
, it was released on the first Ramones album.
It was also released as the Ramones' second single, following "
Blitzkrieg Bop
Blitzkrieg Bop is a song by American punk rock band, Ramones, released in February 1976 as their debut single in the United States. It appeared as the opening track on the band's debut album, ''Ramones'', released two months later.
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Background
"I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" is the fourth track on the Ramones' debut album, ''
Ramones''. It was released as a single in September 1976. The song was written around 1975, as two demos of the tune were made prior to the debut and single releases.
References
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1976 songs
2002 singles
Ramones songs
Songs written by Tommy Ramone
Song recordings produced by Craig Leon
1976 singles
American pop punk songs