"Oh Boy" is a popular song written by Tony Romeo

Tony Romeo

Tony Romeo was an American songwriter. He is famous for writing the No.1 hit "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family as well as many other hit records, mostly during the 1960s and 1970s....

. It has been recorded by Diana Trask

Diana Trask

Diana Trask is an Australian and American country and pop singer born in Melbourne, Australia. She was a popular country singer during the 1970s in the United States and also was a popular star in her native Australia...

 and Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....

, among others.
The song was originally recorded by Australian artist Diana Trask in 1975. Trask had achieved much success on the Country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 scene in the US throughout the 1960s and 1970s, but it was this song which became her biggest hit and signature tune.

In 1977, the song was recorded by UK pop group Brotherhood of Man. The group had won the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 the year before and were looking for their next big hit when their producer Tony Hiller

Tony Hiller

Tony Hiller is a British songwriter. He began his musical career as a member of the song and dance duo The Hiller Brothers, sharing the stage with his brother Irving...

 came upon this song. Given a new pop slant, the song became a hit all over Europe and reached the top ten in the UK.

Lesser known versions include a Dutch translated "Ik mis hem zo" by Ann Christy

Ann Christy

Ann Christy was an American motion picture actress.-Career:Born Gladys Cronin in Logansport, Indiana, Christy left Indiana and relocated to California where she attended Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles. With plan to pursue a career in business, Christy was persuaded by her friends to try...

 and "Ik mis haar zo" by male duo Mama's Jasje, also Dutch.

The song is about a woman whose partner/husband is no longer with her and she sadly walks the streets in an attempt to find him.

Tony Romeo who wrote the song is best known for his 1970 hit "I Think I Love You

I Think I Love You

"I Think I Love You" is a 1970 single by The Partridge Family, featuring David Cassidy, composed by songwriter Tony Romeo. The song was released at the same time as the debut of the network television sitcom The Partridge Family. During the show's first season the song was featured on the show...

" by The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...

, which became a US No.1.

Chart performance (Brotherhood of Man version)

Country	Peak position
UK	8
Ireland	6
Netherlands	7
Belgium	9