Love Is a Battlefield (5:23)
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“Love Is a Battlefield” is a song written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman, after Pat Benatar asked Chapman to write her a hit song. It was released as a single from Benatar’s album Live from Earth, which was popular in 1983 and 1984. The single has been certified gold and is her most successful single in the Americas, as it topped Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart and made number five on the Billboard Hot 100. It topped the Australian singles chart for five weeks in 1984, and reached the UK Top 20 in 1985.
The video, which depicted Benatar as a teenage runaway, was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video and was viewable on the DVD for the movie 13 Going on 30. The single was unlike most of Benatar’s previous work, as it featured an electronic dance element, but guitars and drums were still present. The song won Benatar a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
Chart (1983) Peak position
Australian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Top 40 1
UK Singles Chart 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
The video, which depicted Benatar as a teenage runaway, was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video and was viewable on the DVD for the movie 13 Going on 30. The single was unlike most of Benatar’s previous work, as it featured an electronic dance element, but guitars and drums were still present. The song won Benatar a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
Chart (1983) Peak position
Australian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Top 40 1
UK Singles Chart 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
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Jaymeister69 wrote:
Still have a soft spot for her :-)
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okumaironpaws wrote:
....This is Hit Me with Your Best Shot...not Love is a Battlefield.
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affrocken wrote:
Schön war die Zeit Musikalisch gesehen :-)
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sneggyuser wrote:
Still looking beautiful!
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deadvoter wrote:
I can't listen to this song without thinking of the video and the hooker shimmy dance
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camaroric wrote:
shes hot...
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PeggySueBlue wrote:
yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is hit me with your best shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lgespee wrote:
When playing this song over Last.fm Radio I am hearing "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" from Pat Benatar instead of "Love Is A Battlefield". Please fix.
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DEK78 wrote:
Love is a battle field that must be fought....or forever be lonely. Yes we are strong
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sylviamachado wrote:
Yeah, another great song for women! We are all strong and take no crap!!!! :) Gotta Love it!
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MamaCoCo wrote:
WE ARE STRONG....NO CAN TELL US WE ARE WRONG.........LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD (WAR)!!!!!!!!! I LOVE PAT BENATAR SHE WAS A STRONG PERFORMER IN THE 80'S AND AS CUTE AS A BUTTON. THIS LADY GOT A VOICE..........
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govproj13 wrote:
NOTICE: This is incorrectly tagged. Everyone needs to tag this particular track as "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" so it can get fixed.
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Pretty_Reckless wrote:
Love is a battlefield! <3
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PeggySueBlue wrote:
THIS SONG RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SSJ4Fritzl wrote:
LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
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clokc wrote:
this is a awesome song!
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retroguy wrote:
When I was younger, less mature and with waaaaaaay too much time on our hands, my firends and I would change the words to "Love in a cattlefield". Yeah.....I know. Hey- check out some retro memories on my blog: http://retroguyswonderland.blogspot.com/
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Snoooowcake wrote:
Soooo true
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PeggySueBlue wrote:
right artist, but wrong song title!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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cityofchampyinz wrote:
Chicks that rock rock!
Pat Benatar
Love Is a Battlefield
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