I Hate Myself for Loving You
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For the album by Van Leer, see I Hate Myself (For Loving You).
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| Single by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | ||||
| from the album Up Your Alley | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Blackheart | |||
| Writer(s) | Desmond Child, Joan Jett | |||
| Joan Jett and the Blackhearts singles chronology | ||||
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"I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a 1988 song from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the first single from the album Up Your Alley. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] Jett's third single to reach the Top 10, but her first since "Crimson and Clover" in 1982. Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor played the guitar solo in the song.[2]In 2012 The Greek-Swedish popstar "Helena Paparizou" covered Jett's song due to the fashion music project Madwalk which broadcast live throughout Ant1 Greek channel on 18th February 2012.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 20 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 21 |
| UK Singles Chart | 46 |
[edit] Appearances
- It is featured in 2008 music video game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
- It is featured in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages.
- It is featured in film Rounders.
- A reworked version (same melody, different lyrics) has been the opening theme for NBC's Sunday Night Football since the 2006 season. A reworked version was performed by Pink in the 2006 NFL season and another has been performed by Faith Hill since the 2007 NFL season.
- It was performed by Amanda Overmyer in seventh season of the show American Idol.
- It was performed by Katie Holmes in the fifth season of the show Dawson's Creek.
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard Hot 100: Week of October 01, 1988, Billboard, http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1988-10-01, retrieved 21 December, 2011
- ^ Wissmuller, Christian (Oct/Nov 2007) "Mick Taylor: Soul Survivor." Jazzed Magazine.
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