"Loverboy" is Billy Ocean's second single from his 1984 album, Suddenly. It was produced by Keith Diamond and reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] as well as hitting number 20 on the soul chart,[4] and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985.[5] It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S., in an extended version.[6] The track was released on the Jive label under the catalogue reference, JIVE 80.[5] The song was played in the first episode of the long-running BBC One medical drama Casualty on 6 September 1986.
The single was also a massive success in South Africa, reaching No. 1 on the Springbok Charts, remaining in that position for 11 of the 26 weeks it charted. It was also the No. 1 single of 1985 on that country's year-end charts.
