Love Bites (song)

"Love Bites" is a power ballad recorded by English rock band Def Leppard in 1987 on the album Hysteria. It is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.

Song

The title "Love Bites" was originally used for a very different song that was eventually re-titled "I Wanna Be Your Hero", and which appeared as a Hysteria B-side and later on the album Retro Active.

Following the huge momentum generated by "Pour Some Sugar on Me", the song was released in August 1988 and quickly shot to the top of the U.S. charts, dethroning Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy". It stayed there for one week before giving up the position to UB40's "Red Red Wine". The song also hit number eleven in the UK (their second best showing from the album).

Track listing

7": Bludgeon Riffola / Vertigo / Polygram / 830 675-1 (USA)

"Love Bites"
"Billy's Got a Gun (Live)"

The live track was recorded at Tilburg, Netherlands in 1987^[1]

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^{[ 1]}	21
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[2]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^{[ 1]}	2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	11
US Billboard Hot 100^{[ 1]}	1

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Preceded by "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 8, 1988	Succeeded by "Red Red Wine" by UB40

v t e Def Leppard

Rick Savage Joe Elliott Rick Allen Phil Collen Vivian Campbell Tony Kenning Pete Willis Steve Clark Frank Noon

Studio albums	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry Pyromania Hysteria Adrenalize Slang Euphoria X Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

Cover albums	Yeah!

Live albums	Mirrorball Viva! Hysteria

Compilations	Retro Active Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) Best of Def Leppard Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection

EPs	The Def Leppard E.P. Live: In the Clubs, in Your Face

Videography	Historia Live: In the Round, in Your Face Visualize Video Archive Historia / Live: In the Round, in Your Face Visualize / Video Archive Classic Albums: Hysteria Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story Best of the Videos Rock of Ages – The DVD Collection

Concert tours	Def Leppard Early Tours 1978-1979 On Through the Night World Tour High 'n' Dry World Tour Pyromania World Tour Hysteria World Tour Seven Day Weekend Tour Def Leppard Slang Tour Euphoria World Tour 1999-2001 X World Tour 2002-2003 Rock of Ages Tour 2005 Yeah! Tour Downstage Thrust Tour Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Tour Mirrorball Tour Rock of Ages Tour Viva! Hysteria

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v t e Def Leppard singles discography

On Through The Night	"Wasted" "Rock Brigade" " Hello America"

High 'n' Dry	"Let It Go" "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (1984 Remix)

Pyromania	"Photograph" "Rock of Ages" "Foolin'" "Too Late for Love"

Hysteria	"Women" "Animal" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" "Hysteria" "Armageddon It" "Love Bites" "Rocket"

Adrenalize	"Let's Get Rocked" "Make Love Like a Man" "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "Heaven Is" "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" "Tonight"

Retro Active	"Two Steps Behind" "Desert Song" "Action" "Miss You in a Heartbeat"

Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)	"When Love & Hate Collide"

Slang	"Slang" "Work It Out" "All I Want Is Everything" "Breathe a Sigh"

Euphoria	"Promises" "Back In Your Face" "Paper Sun" "Goodbye" "Day After Day" "21st Century Sha La La La Girl"

X	"Now" "Long, Long Way to Go" "Four Letter Word"

Yeah!	"No Matter What" "Rock On" "20th Century Boy"

Songs from the Sparkle Lounge	"Nine Lives" "C'mon C'mon"

Mirrorball: Live & More	"Undefeated" "It's All About Believin'"

2012-2013 Digital Downloads	"Pour Some Sugar On Me" (2012) "Rock of Ages" (2012) "Acoustic Medley 2012: Where Does Love Go When It Dies / Now / When Love & Hate Collide / Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad / Two Steps Behind" "When Love & Hate Collide" "Hysteria" (2013)

Viva! Hysteria	"Love and Affection" (live)

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