Every Rose Has Its Thorn

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Every Rose Has Its Thorn

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"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Single by Poison
from the album Open Up and Say... Ahh!
B-side Livin For The Minute
Released October 12, 1988
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length 4:20
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett
Producer Tom Werman
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Poison singles chronology
"Fallen Angel"
(1988)
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
(1988)
"Your Mama Don't Dance"
(1989)

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is the title of a power ballad song by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in October 1988 as the third single from Poison's second album Open Up And Say... Ahh!. It is the band's only number-one hit in the U.S., reaching the top spot on Christmas Eve in 1988 for three weeks (carrying over into 1989) and it also charted at #11 on the Mainstream Rock charts.[1] It was a number 13 hit in the UK.[2] "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" was named number 34 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s", #100 on their "100 Greatest Love Songs" and #7 on MTV and VH1 "Top 25 Power Ballads."

Song

Musically, the song starts quietly and features two intricate guitar solos, one mellow and one fast. Among guitarists, the song is notable for epitomizing the standard G - Cadd9 progression in pop/rock. During the same period, Poison had been playing at a cowboy bar called "The Ritz" in Dallas, Texas, accounting for the song's recognizable references to cowboys in the chorus, along with the twang in Bret Michaels' vocals, which give the song a country feel not often heard in power ballads composed by glam metal bands.

Background and writing

In an interview with VH1's Behind The Music, Michaels said the inspiration for the song came from a night when he was in a laundromat waiting for his clothes to dry, and called his girlfriend on a pay phone. Michaels said he heard a male voice in the background and was devastated; he said he went into the laundromat and wrote "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" as a result. The name of the girl in the song is Tracy Lewis.[3]

Music video

The music video to "Every Rose" was similar to those filmed for other 1980s power ballads. It features Michaels sitting down, playing the guitar, and singing along to the song, interspersed with black-and-white clips from concerts, and color frames of a storyline that follows the song.

Chart performance

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" became the group's first (and only to date) number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100; it climbed to the top during the two last weeks of 1988 and the first week of 1989.

Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 16
Germany (Media Control AG)[5] 38
Ireland (IRMA) 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 12
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 11

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Look Away" by Chicago
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
December 24, 1988- January 7, 1989
Succeeded by
"My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown

Albums

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is on the following albums.

Uses in media

Miley Cyrus version

Cyrus covered the song on her third studio album Can't Be Tamed. She deemed it "a classic" and one of her favorite songs. "I feel like the way the music industry is today really shelters kids and they aren't exposed to songs as honest and real as this one." Lead singer Bret Michaels sings backup on the cover. The song was praised by critics due to Cyrus' vocals on the track.

Loretta Lynn version

In early 2013, composer Bret Michaels has recorded yet another version. This time, it’s a duet with the "Queen of Country Music" Loretta Lynn and can be found on his new album Jammin' with Friends.

References

External links

Author:Bling King
Published:Aug 13th 2013
Modified:Aug 13th 2013
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