"Popcorn Love" is a single by New Edition, released on August 6, 1983.[1] It was released as the third single from their debut album, Candy Girl on the Streetwise label. The single read #25 on the R&B chart.

Charts

Chart (1983–84) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 73
UK Singles Chart 43
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] 25

Cover versions and samples

Harlem World sampled Popcorn Love in their song I Really Like It.[6] Another Bad Creation covered "Popcorn Love"'s flip side, "Jealous Girl"[7] (in a slightly extended version)[8] on July 23, 1991, which also reached #25 on the R&B chart.[9] Mase recorded a parody of "Jealous Girl" for his Harlem World album, called "Jealous Guy", with him, 112 and Puff Daddy singing like New Edition but with altered lyrics.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – New Edition. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Unique Recording Studio". Mixonline.com. August 1, 2000. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Smay, David (2001). "A Brief History of Boy Bands". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. p. 39.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 215. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and June 19, 1988.
  5. ↑ "New Edition Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Popcorn Love by New Edition". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ allmusic ((( Jealous Girl [Cassette Single] > Overview ))). Retrieved October 24, 2007.
  8. ↑ allmusic ((( Coolin’ at the Playground Ya Know > Overview ))). Retrieved October 24, 2007.
  9. ↑ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation[dead link]. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
  10. ↑ Harlem World (1997)


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_Love