Peak
11
Weeks
16
Score
2,004
Chart Year
1987
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position11
Peak DateApr 18, 1987
Weeks at Peak3
Weeks Charted16
Weeks in Top 409
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc630
Weekly Calc1,374
Total Score2,004
Rankings
Year Ranking#139
Decade Ranking#1,232
Billboard Year#136
Top 5000#7,200
Details
- Label
- Columbia Records
- Genre
- Rock
- Composer(s)
- Louis Gutierrez;Susanna Hoffs;David Kahne
- Entered Chart
- Feb 14, 1987
- Peak Date
- Apr 18, 1987
- Released
- December 1986 (UK)[1] February 1987 (US)[2]
- Recorded
- 1985 Studio Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles
- Catalog #
- Columbia 06674
- B-Side
- Let It Go
Music Video
The song's video features members of The Bangles as a neighborhood band, the Love Beats, that wins a contest in which the prize was a trip to Los Angeles to open a concert for Little Richard, who appears in the video chatting with the girls before they go on stage.
Notes
"Walking Down Your Street" is a song by the Bangles. It is the fourth single from their 1986 album Different Light. After its single release in 1987, the song charted at #9 on the Cash Box Top 100,[4] #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, #16 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] #26 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles and #56 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart.[6] "Walking Down Your Street" was the final single from Different Light in the US; the album's next single, "Following", was only released in the UK.
Da da da da Ooh, I've had sleepless nights Toss and turn Wake up burning for you to inspire So I'm gonna walk right down your street With a love that I can't hide I've got one thing on my mind, yeah I'll even sacrifice my pride 'Cause I want you Oh, oh, how I wish you would be mine My pulse is weak I'm blushing brighter than a valentine So I'm gonna walk right down your street With a love that I can't hide I've got one thing on my mind, yeah I'll even sacrifice my pride 'Cause I can't stop the way I feel So I keep walking, ohh 'Cause I want you Walking down, down your street I'm walking down your street Walking down your street Down your street, ohhh I can't stop the way I feel So I keep walking, ohh Walking down your street With a love that I can't hide I've got one thing on my mind, yeah I'll even sacrifice my pride Walking down your street With a love that I can't hide I've got one thing on my mind, yeah I'll even sacrifice my pride Walking down your street With a love that I can't hide I've got one thing on my mind, yeah I'll even sacrifice my pride
Chart History (16 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 14, 1987 | 95 | 31 |
| 2 | Feb 21, 1987 | 71 | 55 |
| 3 | Feb 28, 1987 | 57 | 69 |
| 4 | Mar 7, 1987 | 45 | 81 |
| 5 | Mar 14, 1987 | 32 | 94 |
| 6 | Mar 21, 1987 | 27 | 99 |
| 7 | Mar 28, 1987 | 21 | 105 |
| 8 | Apr 4, 1987 | 17 | 109 |
| 9 | Apr 11, 1987 | 14 | 112 |
| 10 | Apr 18, 1987 | 11 | 115 |
| 11 | Apr 25, 1987 | 11 | 115 |
| 12 | May 2, 1987 | 11 | 115 |
| 13 | May 9, 1987 | 26 | 100 |
| 14 | May 16, 1987 | 43 | 83 |
| 15 | May 23, 1987 | 67 | 59 |
| 16 | May 30, 1987 | 94 | 32 |