Glamour Boys (song)
| "Glamour Boys" | ||||
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| Single by Living Colour | ||||
| from the album Vivid | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vernon Reid | |||
| Producer(s) | Mick Jagger | |||
| Living Colour singles chronology | ||||
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"Glamour Boys" is the third single released by Living Colour from their 1988 debut album Vivid. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990. The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lyrically, "Glamour Boys" discusses young men obsessed with superficial aspects of high society such as clothing and parties. The chorus shouts "I ain't no glamour boy - I'm fierce!"
The video for the song was directed by the visual artists Graham Elliot and John England.