Shame Shame Shame

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"Shame Shame Shame"

Single by Ratt
from the album Detonator
Released	1990
Format	Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD
Recorded	1990
Genre	Glam Metal
Length	04:32
Label	Atlantic
Producer(s)	Sir Arthur Payson
Ratt singles chronology
"Way Cool Jr." (1989)	"Shame Shame Shame" (1990)	"Lovin' You's A Dirty Job" (1990)

Shame Shame Shame is the name of a song by glam metal band Ratt. It was released on their album Detonator. The song's lyrics focus mainly on cheating. The song was co-written by famed songwriter Desmond Child, Ratt guitarist Warren DeMartini and lead singer Stephen Pearcy. The song is known for having a slow detuned opening guitar solo that suddenly speeds up at the 0:55 mark until the drums and the bass kick in at 1:01 into the song.

[edit] Music Video

In the music video for the song, the bandmembers are in an airship. The airship was apparently being attacked by another airship piloted and manned by a crew of strippers. The band retaliates and is successfully defeating the other airship until one of the women activates a switch called "Detonator" (most likely intended to play a pun on the album title). After doing so the band's airship blows up and the bandmembers and strippers fall safely from the sky unharmed. The cliffhanger ending is not resolved until the video for their next song, Lovin' You's A Dirty Job.