"Deuces Are Wild" is a song performed by American band

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. It was written by lead singer

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and professional songwriter

Jim Vallance James Douglas Vallance (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known as the songwriting partner of Canadian musician Bryan Adams. Vallance began his professional career as the original drummer and main song ...

. It was originally considered for inclusion on the ''

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'' album in 1989. The song eventually surfaced as a track on the compilation album '' The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience'' in late 1993, and was released as a

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in early 1994. That was followed by a subsequent inclusion on the compilation album '' Big Ones'' in November 1994. The single was successful on rock radio, topping the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for four weeks in the spring of 1994 and reaching #25 in

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. Vallance wrote the music for the song in 1988 and recorded a demo in his home studio. The demo was sent to the band on a cassette that included other potential Aerosmith songs, including " The Other Side". According to Vallance, Geffen A&R rep John Kalodner liked the music and Tyler's lyrics, but did not like the song's title. Vallance and Tyler refused to change it, and Kalodner responded by nixing the song from ''Pump''. Vallance noted that he believed that the released version was simply his home demo with overdubs by Tyler, Joe Perry, and Joey Kramer, rather than being a complete Aerosmith recording.

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was created for the song, featuring random clips of the band, and released on the ''Big Ones'' companion video release '' Big Ones You Can Look At''.

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References

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