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The Rubinoos are an American power pop band, first formed in the 1970s and then reformed in 1999. They are best known for their singles "I Think We're Alone Now" (1977, a cover of the hit by Tommy James & the Shondells) and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (1979), and for the theme song to the 1984 film ''Revenge of the Nerds''.

History
Jon Rubin and Tommy Dunbar formed the group as middle school students in Berkeley, California in 1973. In 1975, the group (now including Donn Spindt and Royse Ader) signed with Beserkley Records, an independent Berkeley label that also featured Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers and Greg Kihn. Their single "Gorilla" appeared on the first Beserkley release, the 1975 compilation album ''Beserkley Chartbusters''.

In 1977, the unknown Beserkley released The Rubinoos' self-titled debut album. It was well-reviewed, and the single "I Think We're Alone Now" reached #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Beserkley's first hit. The group appeared on ''American Bandstand'' (live) and ''So It Goes (TV series)|So It Goes'' (by video).

The group's next album was ''Back To The Drawing Board'' (1979), featuring the single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", which had been released in 1978 and received heavy airplay in England and Europe but not in America. In support of this album, the Rubin... read all