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"Down Boys"

Single by Warrant

from the album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

B-side

"Cold Sweat"

Released

April 1989^[1]

Recorded

1988

Genre

Glam metal^[2]^[3]

Length

4:04

Beau Hill

Warrant singles chronology

"Down Boys"
(1989)

"Heaven"
(1989)

"Down Boys" is the first single by the American rock band Warrant. It was released in 1989 from Warrant's first album, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song reached #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart^[4] and #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^[5]

Music video

"Down Boys", which became the band's nickname, featured the band's debut music video. The video was placed on The New York Times list of the "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos".^[3]

Review

The song has been described as "one of the toughest, heaviest songs in [Warrant's] catalog, and certainly at the top of both categories in terms of their hit singles".^[6] The song was re-recorded by the band in 1999 on its Greatest & Latest album.

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	50
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	27
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[9]	13

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 884. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ Sendra, Tim. "Greatest Hits of the '80s, Vol. 2 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- "The Best of Warrant - Warrant", AllMusic, retrieved April 8, 2021
- Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Edwards, Gavin (May 5, 2020). "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "Warrant - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "Warrant - Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ Huey, Steve. "Down Boys - Warrant". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "Warrant – Down Boys". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Warrant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Warrant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

v t e Warrant
Erik Turner Jerry Dixon Steven Sweet Joey Allen Robert Mason Adam Shore Josh Lewis Chris Vincent Jani Lane Scott Warren Rick Steier James Kottak Mike Fasano Keri Kelli Billy Morris Jaime St. James
Studio albums	Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) Cherry Pie (1990) Dog Eat Dog (1992) Ultraphobic (1995) Belly to Belly (1996) Greatest & Latest (1999) Under the Influence (2001) Born Again (2006) Rockaholic (2011) Louder Harder Faster (2017)
Compilations	The Best of Warrant (1996) Rocking Tall (1996) Then and Now (2004)
Live albums	Warrant Live 86–97 (1997) Warrant Live Extended Versions (2005) Warrant 10 Live! (2014)
Videos	Warrant: Live - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich Cherry Pie: Quality You Can Taste Born Again: Delvis Video Diaries
Singles	"Down Boys" "Heaven" "Big Talk" "Sometimes She Cries" "Cherry Pie" "I Saw Red" "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "Blind Faith" "We Will Rock You" "Machine Gun" "The Bitter Pill" "Heaven '99'" "Cherry Pie '99" "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink"
Related articles	Discography List of Warrant members Back Down to One Saints of the Underground Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner

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