"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" | ||||
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Single by Ian Hunter | ||||
from the album Ian Hunter | ||||
B-side | "3,000 Miles from Here" | |||
Released | 4 April 1975 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | January–March 1975 at AIR Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Hunter | |||
Producer(s) | Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson | |||
Ian Hunter singles chronology | ||||
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"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" | ||||
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Single by Great White | ||||
from the album ...Twice Shy | ||||
B-side | "Slow Ride" | |||
Released | 1989 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
Genre | Hard rock, blues rock, glam metal, heavy metal | |||
Length | 5:20 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Hunter | |||
Producer(s) | Alan Niven and Michael Lardie | |||
Great White singles chronology | ||||
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"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" is a 1975 song written and recorded by Ian Hunter, from his debut solo album Ian Hunter, which reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song was covered by Shaun Cassidy on his 1980 LP, Wasp.
"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" was covered in 1989 by the American hard rock group Great White on their fourth album ...Twice Shy. This version was also released as a single, which charted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, at No. 6 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and again in the UK.