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"Rough Boy" was released by Warner Bros. Records in March 1986 as the third single from ZZ Top's ninth studio album, Afterburner. The track achieved significant chart success, reaching No. 5 on the Album Rock Tracks chart, No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart. Musically, it distinguished itself from other album tracks through its slower tempo and power ballad style, and it shares melodic similarities with the band's earlier song "Leila" from their seventh album.
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