Wanted Man

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"Wanted Man" is also the name of a song written by Bob Dylan for Johnny Cash and recorded on his At San Quentin album. It has also been covered by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their album The Firstborn Is Dead.

"Wanted Man"

Single by Ratt
from the album Out of the Cellar
Released	1984
Format	Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD
Recorded	1984
Genre	Glam Metal
Length	3:37
Label	Atlantic
Producer(s)	Beau Hill
Chart positions
87 (Billboard top 100)
Ratt singles chronology
"Round and Round (1984)	"Wanted Man" (1984)	"Lack of Communication" (1984)

Wanted Man is the first track on glam metal band Ratt's popular album Out of the Cellar. The song hit number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received considerable radio play. It is noted to this day for presaging the popular rockstar as a cowboy metaphor that gained much popularity in the wake of this hit.

Many bands would follow Ratt's direction with this song, including Bon Jovi who found one of their biggest hits with "Wanted Dead or Alive" a fellow cowboy themed song. Ratt crafted a moving statement regarding life on the road for a traveling musician with this song. As a formidable collective of talented songwriters and musicians, Ratt was always a cut above the typical glam metal bands that followed in their wake.

It was composed by Robbin Crosby and Stephen Pearcy. It is 3:37 long. The song was featured on the soundtrack for the 1985 film Weird Science.

Many fans feel the song is one of Pearcy's finest tunes. His smooth falsetto and vibrato are heard at the end of the track.

1 Music Video
2 Track Listing
3 Personnel
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Music Video

The music video for the song is based on a wild west theme. In the video the band members are a group of wanted men also known as "The Ratt Gang" which a line in the song bears the name. Then the band members end up getting into a gun fight with another gang of cowboys who were also up to no good.