"Talk Dirty to Me" | ||||
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Single by Poison | ||||
from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||
B-side | Want Some, Need Some | |||
Released | February 18, 1987 | |||
Format | 7 inch vinyl, CD single, digital download | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Glam metal, punk rock | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | |||
Writer(s) | Dall; DeVille; Michaels; Rockett | |||
Producer(s) | Ric Browde | |||
Poison singles chronology | ||||
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"Talk Dirty to Me" is the second single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It was the band's first big international hit. It is a staple on their live shows and was named by VH1 the 40th greatest hard rock song of all time. It is considered a glam metal classic and is often heard on rock radio stations around the globe. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first top 40 hit in the United States. The single has since been certified platinum.
The song, along with "I Won't Forget You", "Fallen Angel" and "Ride the Wind", was the subject of a lawsuit in 2011 by members of the defunct band Kid Rocker, who claimed that the songs were based on Kid Rocker songs played to Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille before he was a member of Poison.
"Talk Dirty to Me" is on the following albums.