THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

364-Tiffany-I Think We’re Alone Now.

1987-Number 1 single.

Best Bit-At 2.23. Some Pop stars are so well known, that they are recognisable by just one name. There’s Elvis, and Madonna, and Kylie, and…er…Tiffany.

Tiffany Renee Darwish was born on October 2nd, 1971, in Norwalk, California, United States. At the age of 16 she became the youngest solo artist ever to have a debut Billboard Number 1 Album, and she also has the distinction of being the first person who was born in the 1970’s to top the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, with this song in 1987.

Tiffany was singing Country & Western music at the age of 10 when coming to the attention of Hoyt Axton, (1938-1999) leading to her singing in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1984 she signed a recording contract with the music producer George Tobin who as well as producing her first two Albums, would also become her manager. After the failure of her first single ‘Danny,’ Tobin sent Tiffany out on a nationwide tour of American shopping malls. At first she was playing to small gatherings, but as word spread the crowds grew. This songs iconic video was recorded during the tour, with much of the footage used being from the end of the tour, when the audience was larger. To date Tiffany has released 11 studio Albums between 1987-2021, and 43 singles. In America she has achieved six top 40 singles, including hitting Number 1 twice, with this songs follow up ‘Could’ve Been,’ being the other chart topper.

‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ was the second single released from Tiffany’s self titled debut Album from 1987, and was a cover version of the song which was originally recorded in 1967 by the American Rock/Pop group ‘Tommy James and the Shondells,’ who took their version to Number 4 on Billboard, but has never charted in the UK. The song was written by Ritchie Cordell (1943-2004) who also wrote other hits for Tommy James and the Shondells including their Billboard Number 1 ‘Mony Mony.’ Cordell was also the co-producer of ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll,’ the Billboard Number 1 single for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1981, and also the co-producer of the Ramones seventh studio Album ‘Subterranean Jungle’ in 1983. In 1987 Cordell hit the jackpot when the song that knocked Tiffany’s version of ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ off the top spot on Billboard was Billy Idol’s live cover of ‘Mony Mony.’

At first Tiffany wasn’t keen to record ‘I Think We’re Alone Now,’ thinking it would be two old fashioned for her potential fan base, but after it was explained to her that the song is about teenagers wanting to spend ‘quality time’ together, which their parents wouldn’t allow, she realised the songs appeal to a young audience.

‘Children behave, that’s what they say when we’re together, and watch how you play, they don’t understand, and so we’re running just as fast as we can, holding on to one another other hands.’