Price of Love (Bad English song)

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"Price of Love"
Single by Bad English
from the album Bad English
B-side"The Restless Ones"
Released1990[1]
Recorded1989
GenreGlam metal
Length4:48
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Jonathan Cain, John Waite
Producer(s)Richie Zito

"Price of Love" is a song by American/British band Bad English, released as the third single from their 1989 self-titled debut album of the same name. The power ballad reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in March 1990.[2] It also charted in the top 40 of the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts. In Australia, the song reached No. 44.

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song featured alternating scenes of lead singer John Waite standing with various moving cityscapes in the background and scenes of the band performing on a stage.

Charts[edit]

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1990) Position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 44
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 78
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[5] 80
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] 38
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[8] 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bad English- Price of Love (7)- Spirit of Metal Webzine (en)". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Australian-charts.com.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "BAD ENGLISH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  6. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Billboard. The Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Bad English". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Bad English". Billboard.