"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" is a song by English singer

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for her self-titled second studio album (1987). It was released as a single in 1988 by

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and was a collaboration between Fox and

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. It describes how a "naughty girl" has unexpectedly fallen in love. With the song initially presented to Fox in a less melodic form, she insisted on the addition of guitar. Her producers were at first reluctant to comply, but later added the distinctive guitar sound with the use of a

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. In the United States, "Naughty Girls" peaked at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was ranked as the 28th-most-popular song of that year. It was also a top-10 hit in Canada, Finland and New Zealand. The Full Force Naughty House Mix contains a sample of

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Critical reception

In his review of "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)", J.D. Considine from the ''

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'' described it as "not so much a song as a T-shirt with a rhythm section." Kris Kirk from ''

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'' stated, "It's US Top 10 with a bullet and will probably be her biggest seller here too." Pan-European magazine ''

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'' wrote, "Riding high in the American ''

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'' charts (no. 3 at press time), this

production is straight to the point. A nervous, walloping beat is set next to Fox's bubbling vocals, giving it precisely that extra it needed." John Leland of ''

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'' said the song was, "advanced Svengali-ism: a song that demeans the singer. This is a great pop single, as temporary and tacky as you could want it to be."

Music video

The single's music video features Fox with pink hair and a leather jacket in front of a

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-covered building. She is surrounded by street toughs who join Fox in a dance routine. The members of Full Force are shown providing backing vocals.

Track listing

* US maxi-single (1102-2-JDJ) Jive #"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Single Edit) 4:20 #"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (U.K. Mix) 4:10 #"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Full Force Naughty House Mix) 6:34 #"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Special Extended Version) 5:52 * Canadian vinyl 7-inch (1089-7-J) Jive #"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Full Force Mix) 4:20 #"Dream City" 4:55 * UK vinyl 12-inch (FOXY T 9) Jive #"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Special Extended Version) 5:52 #"Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" (Jon's Savage Edit) 3:13 #"Dream City" 4:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1987 songs 1988 singles Freestyle music songs Jive Records singles Samantha Fox songs Song recordings produced by Full Force