I Saw Red (Warrant song)
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I Saw Red is a song by American
glam metal
band Warrant
. A power ballad, it was released in 1991
as the second single from Warrant's secound album Cherry Pie
. The song was one of Warrant's most successful singles, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100
, number fourteen on the Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart and #36 on the Australian charts and spawning a music video
.
"I Saw Red featured on the The Best Of Warrant
in acoustic and an alternative version featured on the Greatest & Latest
album.
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glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Warrant
Warrant (American band)
Warrant is an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, that experienced success from 1989-1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, and one of its...
. A power ballad, it was released in 1991
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as the second single from Warrant's secound album Cherry Pie
Cherry Pie (album)
Cherry Pie is the second music album by American heavy metal band Warrant. The record—which spawned the hits "Cherry Pie", "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and "I Saw Red"—is the band's best-known and highest-selling release. The album peaked at number 7 on The Billboard 200.- Production and marketing :Cherry...
. The song was one of Warrant's most successful singles, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, number fourteen on the Mainstream Rock Tracks
Mainstream Rock Tracks
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...
chart and #36 on the Australian charts and spawning a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
.
"I Saw Red featured on the The Best Of Warrant
The Best Of Warrant (Warrant album)
The Best Of Warrant is the first greatest hits compilation album by the American rock band Warrant, released in 1996. It features the bands greatest tracks from their first three studio albums, "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich", "Cherry Pie" and "Dog Eat Dog" but no songs from the fourth studio...
in acoustic and an alternative version featured on the Greatest & Latest
Greatest & Latest (Warrant album)
Greatest & Latest is a music album by American Hard rock band Warrant originally released in 1999. The album features new recorded studio versions of their material...
album.