Loco in Acapulco

"Loco in Acapulco"

Single by The Four Tops

from the album Indestructible and Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Released

14 November 1988^[1]

R&B, soul

Phil Collins
Lamont Dozier

The Four Tops singles chronology

"Indestructible"
(1988)

"Loco in Acapulco"
(1988)

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine"
(1989)

"Loco in Acapulco" is a song by the Four Tops, released as a single in 1988. It was written and produced by Phil Collins (who played drums on the track) and Lamont Dozier (one third of the group's Motown long-time songwriting team, Holland–Dozier–Holland), for the soundtrack to the film Buster, that also starred Collins in the title role.

It was released on Arista Records and became an international hit, reaching number 7 in the UK charts, and number 9 in the Netherlands.^[2] The song did not chart in the U.S., as it was issued as the B-side to "Change of Heart", when it was released as a single in the US during 1989. The song is about partying and having fun in the Mexican city of Acapulco. The song would subsequently appear on their 1988 studio album Indestructible.

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Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1988	UK Singles Chart	7^[3]
	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	11
	Belgium (Ultratop)	13^{[citation needed]}
	Germany (Media Control Charts)	23^{[citation needed]}

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[4]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Levi Stubbs - lead vocals
Renaldo Benson, Abdul Fakir, Lawrence Payton - backing vocals
David Williams, Michael Landau, Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
Aaron Zigman - keyboards
Freddie Washington - bass
Phil Collins - producer, songwriting, drums, additional vocals
Lamont Dozier - producer, songwriting

References

^ Smith, Robin (12 November 1988). "News Continued: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 8. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Steffen Hung. "The Four Tops – Loco In Acapulco". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^ "Loco in Acapulco | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^ "British single certifications – Four Tops – Loco in Acapulco". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

External links

The Four Tops performing "Loco in Acapulco" on Top of the Pops (YouTube)

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Albums with The Supremes	The Magnificent 7 The Return of the Magnificent Seven Dynamite
Compilations and live albums	Four Tops Live! The Four Tops Greatest Hits Live & in Concert The Ultimate Collection
Singles	"Baby I Need Your Loving" "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" "Ask the Lonely" "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" "It's the Same Old Song" "Something About You" "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Standing in the Shadows of Love" "Bernadette" "7 Rooms of Gloom" "Walk Away Renée" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Yesterday's Dreams" "I'm in a Different World" "It's All in the Game" "Still Water (Love)" "A Simple Game" "Keeper of the Castle" "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" "When She Was My Girl" "Loco in Acapulco"
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v t e Four Tops singles discography
1960s	1964 "Baby I Need Your Loving" "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" 1965 "Ask the Lonely" "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" "It's the Same Old Song" "Something About You" 1966 "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Standing in the Shadows of Love" 1967 "Bernadette" "7-Rooms of Gloom" / "I'll Turn to Stone" "You Keep Running Away" 1968 "Walk Away Renée" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Yesterday's Dreams" "I'm in a Different World" 1969 "What Is a Man" "Do What You Gotta Do" "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me"
1970s	1970 "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (re-issue) "It's All in the Game" "Still Water (Love)" "River Deep – Mountain High" (with The Supremes) 1971 "Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)" "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" (with The Supremes) "In These Changing Times" "MacArthur Park (Part II)" 1972 "A Simple Game" "Bernadette" (re-issue) "Walk with Me, Talk with Me, Darling" "(It's the Way) Nature Planned It" "Keeper of the Castle" 1973 "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" "Are You Man Enough" "Sweet Understanding Love" 1974 "I Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind" "One Chain Don't Make No Prison" "Midnight Flower" 1975 "Seven Lonely Nights" "We All Gotta Stick Together" 1976 "Catfish" "I'm Glad You Walked into My Life"
1980s	1981 "When She Was My Girl" "Don't Walk Away" 1982 "Let Me Set You Free" "Back to School Again" "Sad Hearts" "Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over" 1983 "I Believe in You and Me" "I Just Can't Walk Away" 1985 "Sexy Ways" 1988 "Reach Out I'll Be There" (re-issue) "If Ever a Love There Was" (with Aretha Franklin) "Indestructible" "Loco in Acapulco" 1989 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine"

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