"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", initially released as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)", is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean. Co-written and produced by Keith Diamond, it climbed to number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Black Singles chart, and number six in the UK Singles Chart. The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category.
The song is written and recorded in the key of D minor. The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.
The song has been featured twice on the show ‘’The King of Queens’’ in the episodes “Pour Judgment” and “Move Doubt”.
History
The song was initially released as "European Queen", but it didn't achieve success. As suggested by people at the record company, it was re-recorded for different parts of the world—resulting in the versions "Caribbean Queen" and "African Queen".
In the US, the song was released under the title "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)". It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 on the chart dated 11 August 1984. Ten weeks later, it hit number one and stayed at the top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. The song charted for 26 weeks. This version then also achieved success in Europe:
Charts
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
"African Queen"
"European Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
See also
List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984
List of number-one dance singles of 1984 (U.S.) List of number-one singles of 1984 (Canada) List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand) List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)
References
1984 songs
1984 singles
Billy Ocean songs
Jive Records singles
Post-disco songs
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Songs written by Keith Diamond (songwriter) Songs written by Billy Ocean