Centerfold (song)

"Centerfold"
Single by The J. Geils Band
from the album Freeze Frame
B-side	"Rage In the Cage"
Released	September 13, 1981
Format	Vinyl record (7")
Recorded	1980
Genre	Dance-rock, new wave
Length	3:36
Label	EMI America
Writer(s)	Seth Justman
Producer(s)	Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band singles chronology
"Night Time" (1980) "Centerfold" (1981) "Freeze-Frame" (1982)

"Centerfold" is a single released by The J. Geils Band from their album Freeze Frame. The song is about a man who is shocked to discover that his high school crush appeared in a centerfold spread for a men's magazine. The singer cannot decide between his disappointment due to her loss of innocence, or his lust.

It was released in autumn 1981, and eventually went to Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1982, and stayed there for six weeks. It was the first single released from the album Freeze Frame and was an early staple on MTV.

In February 1982, after the song hit #1 in the US, "Centerfold" peaked at number three in the UK Top 40, earning The J. Geils Band their only major hit single in the UK, although follow-up "Freeze-Frame" was a minor hit.

The song lists at #52 on Billboard's All Time Top Songs.

Chart performance

Chart (1981–1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	1
Canadian Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
UK Singles Chart	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100	5

Chart succession

Preceded by "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Daryl Hall and John Oates

US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single February 6 1982 - March 13 1982 (6 weeks)

Succeeded by "I Love Rock 'n Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

See also

• List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
• List of RPM number-one singles of 1982
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982 (U.S.)
• List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)