| Cover | File:Popcorn Love.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | New Edition |
| Album | Candy Girl |
| B-side | Jealous Girl |
| Released | August 6, 1983[1] |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Studio | Unique Recording Studios[2] |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:52 (album version) 3:45 (single version) 7:27 (instrumental version) |
| Label | Streetwise |
| Writer | Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun |
| Producer | Maurice Starr |
| Prev year | 1983 |
| Next year | 1984 |
"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
| Artist | Another Bad Creation |
|---|---|
| Album | Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! |
| Released | July 23, 1991 |
| Recorded | Spring 1990 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 5:38 |
| Label | Motown |
| Writer | Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun |
| Prev year | 1991 |
| Next year | 1991 |
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
- ^ [ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – New Edition]. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ "Unique Recording Studio". Mixonline.com. August 1, 2000. Archived March 24, 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Smay, David (2001). "A Brief History of Boy Bands". Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. p. 39.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Edition Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Popcorn Love by New Edition". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ [ allmusic ((( Jealous Girl [Cassette Single] > Overview )))]. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ [ allmusic ((( Coolin’ at the Playground Ya Know > Overview )))]. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation[dead link]. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ Harlem World (1997)