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band

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, released in 1988. It is from their eponymous debut studio album, ''BulletBoys''. The song was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number 23 on the

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chart in 1989.

Music video

The music video features the band performing the song on a darkened stage set. Various caricature illustrations are shown throughout the video, one of which was used as the cover art for the single. Howard Johnson writing for ''

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'' ranked the song's video at No. 10 on their list of "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos".

Track listing

;7" single ;12" single

In other media

The song is featured in the 2010 film ''

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'', but does not appear on the soundtrack. The song makes an appearance in the third episode of the

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teen drama series ''

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''.

Charts

References

1988 songs 1988 debut singles BulletBoys songs Song recordings produced by Ted Templeman Warner Music Group singles {{metal-song-stub