Hit Me with Your Best Shot

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“Hit Me with Your Best Shot”

Single by Pat Benatar from the album Crimes of Passion
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Rock
Length	2:52
Label	Chrysalis
Writer(s)	Eddie Schwartz
Producer	Felix Pappalardi

"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" is a song written by Eddie Schwartz and recorded by Pat Benatar in 1979, that became a hit in 1980. It is the first single from her 1980 album Crimes of Passion, and it hit #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single also sold 1 million copies, reaching gold certification. The song is Pat Benatar's most recognizable song. It can be heard at many soccer games, and is featured on many of Pat Benatar's greatest hits compilations.

[edit] Covers

My American Heart covered the song and it was used in a commercial for GameTap.
Wheatus covered the song on their album Suck Fony.
Hankshaw covered it on their 1998 EP Everyday I Wish You Harm.
Offcutts cover it on their 2007 LP What Happened Don't Lie.
Martina McBride covers it on her live CD/DVD Martina McBride: Live In Concert.

[edit] TV

It was briefly heard in the episode "The Milk Run" of the first season of Miami Vice
The song was used in the MTV series Jackass, when Ehren McGhehey did a skit as "The Human Bullseye."
This song was briefly heard on an episode of King of the Hill.
This song is used in Jack TV showing videos from the WWE.
At the close of episode 5 in season 2 of "Psych", Shawn, Gus, Lassiter, the Chief, and Juliette sing this song for a psych-out moment.
This song was used in an ad for Ausralian label Just Jeans, it features a model singing the song while wearing a range of denim flares for the ranga range.
On The Pussycat Dolls Presents: Girlicious, 3 contestants performed this song [Nichole, Chrystina and Jenna].

[edit] Video games

Featured in Pokemon Red for Nintendo's Game Boy. One trainer begins a fight by yelling, "Hit me with your best shot," once he is defeated he announces, "Fired away."