Talk Dirty to Me
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| Single by Poison from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In |
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| B-side | Want Some, Need Some | ||||
| Released | January 4, 1987 | ||||
| Recorded | 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Glam metal | ||||
| Length | 3:44 | ||||
| Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Dall; Deville-Maine-Judah; Michaels; Rockett | ||||
| Producer | Ric Browde | ||||
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"Talk Dirty to Me" is the second single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It was the band's chart debut, as the first single, "Cry Tough", never charted. This song reached #9 on the Hot 100 in 1987.
Released as a single on January 4, 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, "Talk Dirty to Me" was followed by the hits "I Want Action" and "I Won't Forget You". It is also included as a playable cover track Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, with Michaels re-recording the vocals.
The B-side on this single is "Want Some, Need Some"
[edit] Albums
"Talk Dirty to Me" is on the following albums.
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Swallow This Live (live version)
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
- Crack a Smile...and More! (Unplugged)
- Power to the People (live version)
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Look What the Cat Dragged In - 20th Anniversary Edition
[edit] Cultural impact
- The band At the Drive-In have acknowledged this song as being the origin of their name.[citation needed]
- Was featured in the episode "My Heavy Meddle" of Scrubs, in which Ted and Carla sing it acapella to a patient in a coma, in respect of his living will and against the expressed wishes of Dr. Kelso.
- Was featured on the movie Grandma's Boy in a party scene where an old lady was singing karaoke.
- Included in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as a playable, first tier track.
- Was covered by Children of Bodom on the Japanese release of Are You Dead Yet?.
- Was covered by Jughead's Revenge on the album Punk Goes Metal.
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