Love Bites (song)
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| Single by Def Leppard | ||||
| from the album Hysteria | ||||
| B-side | Billy's Got a Gun (Live) | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1984-1987 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 5:46 | |||
| Label | Mercury DreamWorks (2000 re-release) |
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| Writer(s) | Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| Def Leppard singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Bites" is a song recorded by British rock band Def Leppard in 1987 on the album Hysteria. It is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.
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Song[edit]
The title "Love Bites" was originally used for a very different song that was eventually re-titled "I Wanna Be Your Hero", and which appeared as a Hysteria B-side and later on the album Retro Active.
Following the huge momentum generated by "Pour Some Sugar on Me", the song was released in August 1988 and quickly shot to the top of the U.S. charts, dethroning Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy". It stayed there for one week before giving up the position to UB40's "Red Red Wine". The song also hit number eleven in the UK (their second best showing from the album).
Track listing[edit]
7": Bludgeon Riffola / Vertigo / Polygram / 830 675-1 (USA)[edit]
- "Love Bites"
- "Billy's Got a Gun (Live)"
The live track was recorded at Tilburg, Netherlands in 1987[1]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 21 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] | 6 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[4] | 2 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 1 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ notes on record label
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Def Leppard – Love Bites". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8683&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=j6lbnjtepbb6iirr1bihaqkrn0
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Def Leppard – Love Bites". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Def Leppard Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Def Leppard. Prometheus Global Media.
External links[edit]
| Preceded by "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 8, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Red Red Wine" by UB40 |
