{{Short description|1984 single by Eddie Schwartz}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} "'''Special Girl'''" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter/guitarist Eddie Schwartz in collaboration with songwriter/producer and fellow Canadian David Tyson. It has been a modest hit for Schwartz in Canada, for the band America in the US, and for Meat Loaf in the UK.

==Charted versions== ===Eddie Schwartz version (1984)=== "Special Girl" first appeared on Schwartz' 1984 album, ''Public Life'', and was released as a single with an accompanying music video.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4627ZUHV6M Music video for Eddie Schwartz- "Special Girl" @YouTube.com] Retrieved 26 December 2010.</ref> It reached No. 20 on the Adult Contemporary charts in Canada.

====Charts==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Chart (1984) ! Peak<br/>position |- | Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.8718.pdf| title=RPM Top 30 AC - October 6, 1984}}</ref> | align="center"|20 |}

===America version (1984)=== {{Infobox song | name = Special Girl | cover = America Special Girl Single.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = America | album = Perspective | B-side = Unconditional Love | released = September 1984 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=47}} | label = Capitol | writer = Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson | producer = Richie Zito | prev_title = The Last Unicorn | prev_year = 1984 | next_title = Can't Fall Asleep to a Lullaby | next_year = 1984 }}Later the same year, the band America recorded a version, releasing it as a single from their 1984 album ''Perspective''. This version cracked the top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States, reaching No. 15. It also reached No. 106 on the ''Billboard'' chart.<ref>[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Special+Girl+by+America&id=2136 America, "Special Girl" Chart Positions] Retrieved 30 March 2015</ref>

====Charts==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Chart (1984) ! Peak<br/>position |- | US ''Billboard'' Easy Listening | align="center"|15 |- | US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 | align="center"|106 |- | Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.9632.pdf| title=RPM Top 30 AC - December 22, 1984}}</ref> | align="center"|7 |}

===Meat Loaf version (1986)=== The tune was also covered by Meat Loaf on his 1986 album, ''Blind Before I Stop''. Issued as a single in the UK on 6 April 1987,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |title=News Digest |magazine=Record Mirror |date=28 March 1987 |page=36 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref> it reached No. 81 in the UK Singles Chart.{{fact|date=September 2025}}

====Charts==== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Chart (1986) ! Peak<br/>position |- | UK Singles Chart | align="center"|81 |}

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