In the 1981 song "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone, the phone number 867-5309 is the central element of the lyrics, where the singer expresses a desire to call a girl named Jenny. The song became a cultural phenomenon, leading to many people dialing the number in real life, often resulting in unwanted calls for those who actually had that number. The catchy tune and its memorable phone number have made it a staple of pop culture.
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The phone number belonged to Jenny. The song was performed by Tommy Tutone and released in 1982. Alex Call wrote it, and he has stated that there was no "Jenny" in real life. It was all an exercise in composition - and made for a good song. The phone number was a valid one in a number of different area codes, and there were more than a handful of angry people who were taking calls at all hours from people who were asking for Jenny. In an interview, Call, who shares songwriting credits with Jim Keller, said they took some serious heat over the situation and were told in no uncertain terms never to do anything like that again. Got a link if you want it. It's to the Wikipedia article, and you can find more information there as well as links to other same-topic posts. All for fee.
It's Jenny's.
Tommy Tutone recorded a song titled 867-5309/Jenny.
You mean Tommy Tutone's 867-5309 (jenny). This is not a Rick Spingfield song.
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Oh, dude, if you call 8675309, you'll probably get Jenny's voicemail or maybe a disconnected number. It's actually a famous phone number from a song by Tommy Tutone, not some secret hotline to the coolest party in town. But hey, feel free to give it a ring and see if Jenny picks up!
867-5309. He lives in Boston so the area code is probably 617, but I'm not exactly sure.Replying to above FALSE answer:If anyone who grew up in the 80's, they would know the phone number above is from a song called "867-5309/Jenny" written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2, in 1982.
This was a phone number that Alex Call of Tommy Tutone made up. There is no area code attached to it. Although, much to the chagrin of the owners, it was a valid phone number in many different areas and received numerous calls asking for "Jenny" when the song peaked in popularity.
The song "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone was released in 1981. It became a significant hit and is often remembered for its catchy melody and memorable phone number. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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