"Rumors" | ||||
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Single by Timex Social Club | ||||
from the album Vicious Rumors | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
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Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Post-disco | |||
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Label | Jay | |||
Writer(s) | Timex Social Club | |||
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"Rumors" is a 1986 song by Bay Area-based music group Timex Social Club, from their debut album Vicious Rumors. It was a hit in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 in the UK, in addition to topping the US R&B and dance charts. It was parodied as "Roaches" by Bobby Jimmy and the Critters, also released in 1986.