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, written by Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson and

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. It was released in 1990 on

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and backed with "Will You Love Me?". The song was based on a crush on

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. The music video features model and actress

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who first appears on the cover of a magazine called "Vague", a parody of ''Vogue'' magazine. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on September 29, 1990, becoming the only single from the band to top the chart. This made the Nelson family the only American family to have three generations of number one singles. Brothers Nelson and Gunnar are sons of musician

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and grandsons of bandleader

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and singer

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. The production on the single and its

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, "Will You Love Me?", was done by David Thoener and Marc Tanner. It also appears as the first track on Nelson's album, '' After the Rain''. The song is used in ''

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''. American boy band

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covered the song for their 2002 album '' Keep It Natural''.

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1990 songs 1990 debut singles Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Geffen Records singles Songs written by Marc Tanner Nelson (band) songs {{1990s-metal-song-stub