Hell Is for Children
For other songs of this title, see Hell Is for Children (disambiguation).
"Hell Is for Children" | |
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Song by Pat Benatar from the album Crimes of Passion | |
Recorded | 1980 |
Genre | Hard rock |
Length | 4:48 |
Label | Chrysalis |
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Producer | Keith Olsen |
"Hell Is for Children" is a song by American rock singer Pat Benatar. It was written by guitarist Neil Giraldo, bass player Roger Capps and Benatar. The song is about child abuse and was recorded by Benatar in 1980 for her second studio album Crimes of Passion.[1][2][3]
Cover versions
- In 1989, thrash metal band Viking covered the song on the B-side of their album Man of Straw.
- In 2000, heavy metal band Seven Witches covered the song for their album City of Lost Souls.
- In 2002, the American comic horror metal band Rosemary's Billygoat covered the song for their album Evilution.
- In 2009, the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom covered the song for their cover album Skeletons In The Closet.
- In 2013, the American rock band Halestorm covered the song for their EP Reanimate 2.0: The Covers EP.
Appearances in other media
The song was featured in the 1981 film American Pop as well as its soundtrack.
The song was used in a montage in the School is Hell story in Treehouse of Horror XXV.
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