Tarzan Boy - wikipedia Tarzan Boy For the wrestler, see Toscano ( wrestler ). `` Tarzan Boy '' Single by Baltimora from the album Living in the Background B - side `` DJ version '' Released 1985 Format 7 '' 12 '' CD cassette Genre Italo disco Length 6 : 15 Label EMI Capitol / Manhattan Songwriter ( s ) Maurizio Bassi Naimy Hackett Producer ( s ) Maurizio Bassi Baltimora singles chronology `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1985 ) `` Woody Boogie '' ( 1985 ) `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1985 ) `` Woody Boogie '' ( 1985 ) `` Tarzan Boy '' is the debut single by Italian - based act Baltimora. The song was written by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett, and released in 1985 as the lead single from Baltimora 's debut album Living in the Background. The song was re-recorded and released in 1993, and has been covered by several artists throughout the years. The refrain uses Tarzan 's cry as a melodic line. The song is rhythmical, with an electronic melody and simple lyrics. Baltimora are often considered a one - hit wonder due to the success they experienced with `` Tarzan Boy ''. Contents 1 Chart performance 2 Track listing and formats 2.1 Original version 2.2 1993 version 2.3 2010 version 3 Personnel 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Certifications 5 Cover versions 6 Media appearances 7 References 8 External links Chart performance `` Tarzan Boy '' was an international hit, debuting in the top - five of the Italian charts and performing well in many other European countries, including Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. `` Tarzan Boy '' was most successful in France, where it topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. In the United Kingdom, it reached number three in August 1985. The single had success in the United States ( where it was released by EMI ), with the single remaining on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six months and ultimately peaking at number 13 in early 1986. Track listing and formats Original version 7 '' single `` Tarzan Boy '' -- 3 : 48 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( DJ version ) -- 3 : 36 12 '' single `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended version ) -- 6 : 15 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( DJ version ) -- 5 : 09 12 '' maxi `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended dance version ) -- 6 : 16 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( single version ) -- 3 : 49 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended dub version ) -- 5 : 10 12 '' maxi -- Summer version `` Tarzan Boy '' ( Summer version ) -- 6 : 40 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( reprise ) -- 6 : 00 1993 version CD single `` Tarzan Boy '' ( original version ) -- 3 : 49 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1993 remix ) -- 3 : 49 12 '' single `` Tarzan Boy '' ( original version ) -- 3 : 49 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( UK swing mix ) -- 3 : 18 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended dub ) -- 5 : 10 CD maxi `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1993 remix ) -- 3 : 49 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended 1993 remix ) -- 5 : 33 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended dub mix ) -- 5 : 10 Cassette `` Tarzan Boy '' ( original version ) -- 3 : 49 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1993 remix ) -- 3 : 49 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( original version ) -- 3 : 49 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1993 remix ) -- 3 : 49 CD maxi -- Promo `` Tarzan Boy '' ( original version ) -- 3 : 45 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1993 remix ) -- 3 : 46 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended 1993 remix ) -- 5 : 35 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( UK swing mix ) -- 3 : 21 `` Tarzan Boy '' ( extended dub ) -- 5 : 01 2010 version Streaming single `` Tarzan Boy '' ( Digital Remaster ) -- 3 : 49 Personnel Original version Mixing by Jurgen Coppers Recording by Paolo Mescoli Composed by Maurizio Bassi and Naimy Hackett Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi Recorded at Il Cortile, Milan Mixed at Paradise Studios, Monaco Cover artwork by EMI Creative Services Illustration by Michele Bernardi 1993 version Mixed by Daniel Abraham Produced and arranged by Maurizio Bassi Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1985 -- 1986 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 16 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 5 Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 6 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 34 Norway ( VG - lista ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 13 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 6 US Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales 12 US Cash Box 18 Year - end charts Chart ( 1985 ) Position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 18 Canada ( RPM Top 100 Singles ) 53 France ( IFOP ) 10 Italy ( FIMI ) 31 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 17 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 21 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 50,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 803,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Order of precedence Preceded by `` Live Is Life '' by Opus French number - one single 7 September 1985 -- 5 October 1985 ( 5 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Lover Why '' by Century Preceded by `` I 'm on Fire '' by Bruce Springsteen Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number - one single 17 August 1985 -- 7 September 1985 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Into the Groove '' by Madonna Preceded by `` Dancing in the Dark '' by Bruce Springsteen Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number - one single 10 August 1985 -- 7 September 1985 ( 5 weeks ) Preceded by `` Waarom fluister ik je naam nog '' by Benny Neyman Dutch Top 40 number - one single 31 August 1985 -- 7 September 1985 ( 2 weeks ) Single Top 100 number - one single 17 August 1985 ( 1 week ) Preceded by `` Axel F '' by Harold Faltermeyer Eurochart Hot 100 number - one single 17 August 1985 -- 28 September 1985 ( 7 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Dancing in the Street '' by David Bowie and Mick Jagger Preceded by `` Baila '' by Iván Spanish number - one single 22 July 1985 -- 29 July 1985 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Live Is Life '' by Opus Cover versions UK band Modern Romance covered the song in 1985. In 2006, the song was covered by Bango, and achieved a minor success, peaking at number 37 in France. In 2008, a cover by Bad Influence featuring Dyce reached number 9 in Sweden. Media appearances In the US, the song 's refrain was used in the early 1990s in commercials for Cool Mint Listerine, animated by Pixar. The song also appeared in the 1993 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. It also appeared in the 1997 film Beverly Hills Ninja. `` Tarzan Boy '' also makes an appearance in the 2014 film A Million Ways to Die in the West. `` Tarzan Boy '' was heard in the 2015 film The Wolfpack. References Jump up ^ Eddy, Chuck ( 8 July 2013 ). `` Disco 101 : Real ' 80S Italo ''. Rhapsody. Retrieved 10 May 2015. Jump up ^ Suiveng, Yannick ( 30 October 2013 ). `` Flashback Top 50 : qui était n ° 1 en octobre 1985 ? '' ( in French ). Charts in France. Pure Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2014. Jump up ^ Habib, Elia ( 2002 ). Muz hit. tubes. Alinéa Bis. p. 49. ISBN 2 - 9518832 - 0 - X. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Baltimora Albums Living in the Background Survivor in Love Singles `` Tarzan Boy '' `` Woody Boogie '' `` Living in the Background '' `` Juke Box Boy '' `` Key Key Karimba '' `` Global Love '' `` Call Me in the Heart of the Night '' `` Tarzan Boy ( 1993 Remix ) '' Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs Literature Edgar Rice Burroughs 's Official canon Tarzan of the Apes ( 1912 ) The Return of Tarzan ( 1913 ) The Beasts of Tarzan ( 1914 ) The Son of Tarzan ( 1915 ) Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar ( 1916 ) Jungle Tales of Tarzan ( 1919 ) Tarzan the Untamed ( 1920 ) Tarzan the Terrible ( 1921 ) Tarzan and the Golden Lion ( 1922 / 23 ) Tarzan and the Ant Men ( 1924 ) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle ( 1927 / 28 ) Tarzan and the Lost Empire ( 1928 / 29 ) Tarzan at the Earth 's Core ( 1929 / 30 ) Tarzan the Invincible ( 1930 / 31 ) Tarzan Triumphant ( 1931 / 32 ) Tarzan and the City of Gold ( 1932 ) Tarzan and the Lion Man ( 1933 / 34 ) Tarzan and the Leopard Men ( 1932 / 33 ) Tarzan 's Quest ( 1935 / 36 ) Tarzan and the Forbidden City ( 1938 ) Tarzan the Magnificent ( 1939 ) Tarzan and the Foreign Legion ( 1947 ) Tarzan and the Madman ( 1964 ) Tarzan and the Castaways ( 1965 ) Related works The Eternal Lover ( 1925 ) The Mad King ( 1926 ) Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins ( 1963 ) Tarzan : The Lost Adventure ( 1995 ) Licensed works Tarzan and the Valley of Gold ( 1966 ) Hadon of Ancient Opar ( 1974 ) Bunduki ( 1975 ) Flight to Opar ( 1976 ) Tarzan : The Epic Adventures ( 1996 ) the Dark Heart of Time ( 1999 ) The Adventures of Tarzan ( 1921 / 2006 ) Tarzan : The Greystoke Legacy ( 2011 ) Tarzan : Return to Pal - ul - don ( 2015 ) Tarzan on the Precipice ( 2016 ) King Kong vs. Tarzan ( 2016 ) Tarzan Trilogy ( 2016 ) Tarzan : The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege ( 2017 ) Films Silent films Tarzan of the Apes ( 1918 ) The Romance of Tarzan ( 1918 ) The Revenge of Tarzan ( 1920 ) The Son of Tarzan ( 1920 ) The Adventures of Tarzan ( 1921 ) Tarzan and the Golden Lion ( 1927 ) Tarzan the Mighty ( 1928 ) Tarzan the Tiger ( 1929 ) Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan the Ape Man ( 1932 ) Tarzan and His Mate ( 1934 ) Tarzan Escapes ( 1936 ) Tarzan Finds a Son ! ( 1939 ) Tarzan 's Secret Treasure ( 1941 ) Tarzan 's New York Adventure ( 1942 ) Tarzan Triumphs ( 1943 ) Tarzan 's Desert Mystery ( 1943 ) Tarzan and the Amazons ( 1945 ) Tarzan and the Leopard Woman ( 1946 ) Tarzan and the Huntress ( 1947 ) Tarzan and the Mermaids ( 1948 ) Lex Barker Tarzan 's Magic Fountain ( 1949 ) Tarzan and the Slave Girl ( 1950 ) Tarzan 's Peril ( 1951 ) Tarzan 's Savage Fury ( 1952 ) Tarzan and the She - Devil ( 1953 ) Gordon Scott Tarzan 's Hidden Jungle ( 1955 ) Tarzan and the Lost Safari ( 1957 ) Tarzan and the Trappers ( 1958 ) Tarzan 's Fight for Life ( 1958 ) Tarzan 's Greatest Adventure ( 1959 ) Tarzan the Magnificent ( 1960 ) Jock Mahoney Tarzan Goes to India ( 1962 ) Tarzan 's Three Challenges ( 1963 ) Mike Henry Tarzan and the Valley of Gold ( 1966 ) Tarzan and the Great River ( 1967 ) Tarzan and the Jungle Boy ( 1968 ) Disney animated films Tarzan ( 1999 ) Tarzan & Jane ( 2002 ) Tarzan II ( 2005 ) Related documentaries Investigating Tarzan ( 1997 ) Tarzan : Silver Screen King of the Jungle ( 2004 ) Miscellaneous films Tarzan the Fearless ( 1933 ) The New Adventures of Tarzan ( 1935 ) Tarzan and the Green Goddess ( 1938 ) Tarzan 's Revenge ( 1938 ) Vanaraja Karzan ( 1938 ) Tarzan, the Ape Man ( 1959 ) Tarzan 's Deadly Silence ( 1970 ) Tarzan and the Brown Prince ( 1972 ) Tarzan, the Ape Man ( 1981 ) Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan ( 1984 ) Adventures of Tarzan ( 1985 ) Tarzan in Manhattan ( 1989 ) Tarzan and the Lost City ( 1998 ) Tarzan of the Apes ( 1999 ) Tarzan ( 2013 ) The Legend of Tarzan ( 2016 ) Television Series Tarzan ( 1966 - 1968 ) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle ( 1976 - 1980 ) Tarzán ( 1991 - 1994 ) Tarzan : The Epic Adventures ( 1996 - 1997 ) The Legend of Tarzan ( 2001 - 2003 ) episodes `` Tarzan and the Caged Fury '' Tarzan ( 2003 ) Tarzan and Jane ( 2017 ) Adventure hours The Batman / Tarzan Adventure Hour The Tarzan / Lone Ranger Adventure Hour Tarzan and the Super 7 Characters Cheeta Jad - bal - ja Kala Kerchak Korak La Mangani Meriem Muviro Nkima Jane Porter Harry Holt Sabor Tantor Tarzan Tublat Waziri William Cecil Clayton Disney version Films Tarzan ( 1999 ) Tarzan & Jane ( 2002 ) Tarzan II ( 2005 ) Adaptations The Legend of Tarzan ( episodes ) Musical Tarzan 's Treehouse Video games Disney 's Tarzan Disney 's Tarzan : Untamed Disney 's Tarzan : Return to the Jungle Disney 's Tarzan Activity Center Music Music soundtrack `` You 'll Be in My Heart '' `` Strangers Like Me '' `` Son of Man '' `` Two Worlds '' `` Singing to the Song of Life '' Other articles Music `` Gitarzan '' ( 1969 ) `` Jungle Boogie '' ( 1973 ) `` Tarzan Boy '' ( 1985 ) `` Tarzan & Jane '' ( 1998 ) Speech Kreegah bundolo Tarzan yell Radio Tarzan ( radio program ) Games Tarzan : Lord of the Jungle Jungle Lord Comics Tarzan Akim Tarzan vs. Predator : At the Earth 's Core Batman / Tarzan : Claws of the Cat - woman Superman / Tarzan : Sons of the Jungle Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes General Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. 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Question: when did the song tarzan boy come out
Answer: 1985