| "Talk Dirty to Me" | ||||
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| Single by Poison | ||||
| from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||
| B-side | "Want Some, Need Some" | |||
| Released | February 18, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[1] | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Enigma/Capitol | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ric Browde | |||
| Poison singles chronology | ||||
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"Talk Dirty to Me" is the second single from American glam metal band Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It's the band's first big international hit, a staple at their live shows, and VH1 ranked it the 40th greatest hard rock song of all time. It is considered a glam metal classic and is often heard on rock radio stations around the globe. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first top 40 hit in the United States.
The song, along with "I Won't Forget You", "Fallen Angel", and "Ride the Wind", was the subject of a lawsuit in 2011 by members of the defunct band Kid Rocker, who claimed that the songs were based on Kid Rocker songs played to Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille before he was a member of Poison.[2]
Albums
"Talk Dirty to Me" is on the following albums:
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Swallow This Live (live version)
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
- Crack a Smile... and More! (Unplugged)
- Power to the People (live version)
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Look What the Cat Dragged In – 20th Anniversary Edition
Covers
- Children of Bodom on the Japanese release of Are You Dead Yet? and appearing again on their covers album Skeletons in the Closet, but on European version.
- Judy Reyes and Sam Lloyd as a cappella version during Scrubs
- Jughead's Revenge on the album Punk Goes Metal.
- Reel Big Fish on their cover album Fame, Fortune and Fornication.
- Static-X as a free download via a code when the Best Buy exclusive version of Cult of Static is purchased.
Charts
References
- ^ Christopher, Michael (May 25, 2017). "Rock Music Menu: Chris Cornell: The last great rock star". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations". Blabbermouth.net. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 36. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was authorized by ARIA from 1970 to 1988.
- ^ "RPM - Library and Archives Canada - RPM - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Poison Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles of '87". RPM. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- Talk Dirty to Me official video on YouTube