Every Rose Has Its Thorn
| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | ||||
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| Single by Poison | ||||
| from the album Open Up and Say... Ahh! | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Conway (Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Tom Werman | |||
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| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" on YouTube | ||||
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. A power ballad, it was released in October 1988 as the third single from their second studio album Open Up and Say... Ahh!. The band's signature song, it was their only No. 1 hit in the US, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting on December 24, 1988. It also peaked at No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and No. 13 on the UK Singles chart.
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" was named number 34 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s", number 100 on their "100 Greatest Love Songs" and number seven on MTV and VH1 "Top 25 Power Ballads". Billboard ranked the song number five on their list of "The 10 Best Poison Songs".