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"Centerfold"
Single by The J. Geils Band from the album Freeze Frame
Released	1981
Genre	Rock
Writer	Seth Justman
Producer	Seth Justman

"Centerfold" was a hit for The J. Geils Band. The song is about a man who is shocked to discover that his childhood sweetheart is now a centerfold.

It was released in the Fall of 1981, and eventually went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February of 1982, and stayed there for six weeks. It was the first single released from the band's album Freeze Frame and was an early staple on MTV.

J. Geils lead singer Peter Wolf revealed on In the Studio with Redbeard that "Angel in Blue" was going to be the album's first single. Then during the "Angel in Blue" video shoot, Peter got a call from the president of EMI America Records suggesting that the band changed the single's title to "Centerfold".^{[citation needed]}

In February 1983, a year after the song hit #1 in the US Billboard Hot 100, "Centerfold" peaked at #3 in the UK Top 40, earning The J. Geils Band their first - and only - hit in the UK.

The song was also covered by German speed metal band Tankard on 1993's Stone Cold Sober.

British model and actor Adam Austin released a cover version in 1999 that became a minor hit in the UK singles chart.

Atlanta based 80's cover band, Radio Cult also performs a version of Centerfold^[1]. Their upcomming CD will feature their version of this track.

The ska-punk band Against All Authority covered the song which featured on a split 7" record with with Less Than Jake as did Hayseed Dixie on their 2004 album Let There Be Rockgrass.

An English Ska-punk band called [spunge] also covered this song on their album, That Should Cover It!, also released in 2004.

The German Europop group known as Captain Jack has also covered this song. Their version of this song known as "Centerfold (130BPM move it remix)" can be found on the game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA.

[1] [1] Radio Cult's song list

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