"Shy Guy" is a song by Diana King

Diana King

Diana King is a reggae fusion singer-songwriter who specifically performed a mixture and fusion of R&B, reggae, pop and dancehall...

 from the Bad Boys soundtrack and also her debut album Tougher Than Love

Tougher Than Love

Tougher Than Love is the debut album by singer-songwriter, Diana King. The album peaked at #179 on The Billboard 200, #85 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #1 on the Top Reggae Albums chart...

. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 in the U.S.. It peaked at number two in the UK.

Music video

Two versions of the music video were made: one was in black and white for the Tougher Than Love album; the other was made for the Bad Boys soundtrack with Will Smith

Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...

 and Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House...

 appearing in it.

Cover versions

In 1998, a cover version of this song became the first hit of Brazilian band Fat Family

Fat Family

Fat Family is a Brazilian vocal band from Sorocaba. As the name suggests, all members are overweight people and are members of the same family. They have so far released three albums by EMI Music....

.

In December 2008, Mýa

Mya

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 recorded a cover version of "Shy Guy" with the words in English rather than in the patois that King's version was recorded in. This was included on her 2008 Japan-only album Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice (Mýa album)

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but was not released as a single.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Shy Guy" (radio edit) — 3:39
2. "Shy Guy" (darpe mix) — 3:41

CD maxi

1. "Shy Guy" (radio edit) — 3:39
2. "Shy Guy" (darpe mix) — 3:41
3. "Shy Guy" (randB mix) — 3:36
4. "Shy Guy" (dancehall mix) — 5:00
5. "Shy Guy" (dancehall dub) — 4:54

7" single

1. "Shy Guy" (radio edit) — 3:39
2. "Shy Guy" (darpe mix) — 3:41

12" single

1. "Shy Guy" (radio edit) — 3:39
2. "Shy Guy" (darpe mix) — 3:41
3. "Shy Guy" (randB mix) — 3:36
4. "Shy Guy" (dancehall mix) — 5:00
5. "Shy Guy" (dancehall dub) — 4:54

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Austrian Singles chart	6
Australian ARIA Singles chart	3
Belgian (Flanders) Singles chart	5
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles chart	2
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	2
Eurochart Hot 100	1
Finnish Singles chart	1
French Singles chart	4
German Singles Chart	6
Irish Singles Chart	4
New Zealand RIANZ Singles chart	3
Norwegian Singles chart	2
Swedish Singles chart	1
Swiss Singles chart	5
UK Singles Chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	13
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U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Maxi Single Sales	20
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	8
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	15

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	25
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	52
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	12
Dutch Top 40	17
French Singles Chart	14
Swiss Singles Chart	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	43

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	Silver	November 9, 1995	125,000
Germany	Gold	1995	125,000
UK	Silver	July 1, 1995	200,000
U.S.	Gold	July 5, 1995	500,000

Chart successions