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"I'm an Adult Now" was originally an independent release and, thanks to a low-budget video that received heavy play on Much Music and was nominated for Best Video at the 1987 Juno Awards, became a smash Canadian hit and led the band to sign with Chrysalis.
Todd Rundgren was brought in to produce the band's debut Chrysalis album, Love Junk, and re-recorded "I'm an Adult Now," which enjoyed some success on the U.S. charts and is included in most lists of great Canadian songs: the 1992 Mar*Star poll (59th), all three Chart polls (4th in 1996, 6th in 2000, 34th in 2005), Bob Mersereau's The Top 100 Canadian Singles (32nd), the 2011 Mar*Star poll (36th), Huffington Post's Best Canadian Songs Ever (56th), and CBC's Best Canadian Songs Ever (99th).
The first time I remember hearing "I'm an Adult Now," I was in-and-out of the record stores on Yonge Street in Toronto, perhaps doing Boxing Day shopping with Frank Huntley. The song reminded me of Lou Reed and I bought the LP, Love Junk, on the spot.
| Hometown: | Edmonton |
| Release Date: | 1986; October 1988 |
| Composer: | Moe Berg |
| Album: | Love Junk |
| Style: | Power Pop; College Rock |
| Charts: | original: #35 Canadian Singles Chart; #7 CanCon Chart re-release: #6 US Alternative Songs; #22 US Hot Singles |
| Mar*Star 125: | 59 |
| Mar*Star 150: | 104 |
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