You're in Love (Ratt song)
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"You're in Love" is a song
by American glam metal
band Ratt
. It is the first track on their 1985 album Invasion of Your Privacy
, and the second single released from the album by Atlantic Records
. It hit #89 on the Billboard Hot 100
and #34 on the Maintream Rock Tracks chart. The song was co-written by Ratt bassist
Juan Croucier
and lead singer Stephen Pearcy
.
The song features Croucier's pseudo-thrash songwriting signature in its staccato
-picked riff
. Croucier's own bassline is ironically subdued, giving the song an overall mid-80s glam metal
air to it.
for the song, the band plays at a concert in Biloxi MS at the Mississippi Coast Coliseuem.. The video also features several love scene clips from classic movies and cartoons. The music video also includes a scene where guitarist Robbin Crosby
caught an undergarment from a female audience member after she threw it on stage.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
by American 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 Ratt
Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...
. It is the first track on their 1985 album Invasion of Your Privacy
Invasion of Your Privacy
Invasion of Your Privacy is the second album by American Heavy metal group Ratt. It was released in 1985 and featured the singles "Lay It Down", "You're in Love" and "What You Give Is What You Get"...
, and the second single released from the album by Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. It hit #89 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...
and #34 on the Maintream Rock Tracks chart. The song was co-written by Ratt bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Juan Croucier
Juan Croucier
Juan Croucier is a Cuban-American heavy metal musician.-Career:Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California. Formerly a bassist for well known metal bands Dokken and Ratt during the 1980s, Croucier was also very briefly in Quiet Riot...
and lead singer Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Erica Pearcy is the lead singer of the 80's metal band Ratt. He has also been in the bands Arcade, Vicious Delite, Vertex, Nitronic, and Band From Hell...
.
The song features Croucier's pseudo-thrash songwriting signature in its staccato
Staccato
Staccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation it signifies a note of shortened duration and separated from the note that may follow by silence...
-picked riff
RIFF
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. Croucier's own bassline is ironically subdued, giving the song an overall mid-80s 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...
air to it.
Music video
In the music videoMusic 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...
for the song, the band plays at a concert in Biloxi MS at the Mississippi Coast Coliseuem.. The video also features several love scene clips from classic movies and cartoons. The music video also includes a scene where guitarist Robbin Crosby
Robbin Crosby
Robbin Crosby was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt, earning several platinum albums in the U.S. in the mid-to-late 1980s. Crosby was HIV positive, but died from a heroin overdose in 2002....
caught an undergarment from a female audience member after she threw it on stage.
Personnel
- Stephen PearcyStephen PearcyStephen Erica Pearcy is the lead singer of the 80's metal band Ratt. He has also been in the bands Arcade, Vicious Delite, Vertex, Nitronic, and Band From Hell...
- Vocals - Warren DeMartiniWarren DeMartiniWarren Justin DeMartini , nicknamed Torch, is the lead guitarist for Ratt, a popular American band during the mid-to-late 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene.-Early life:...
- co-lead guitar - Robbin CrosbyRobbin CrosbyRobbin Crosby was an American guitarist who was a member of glam metal band Ratt, earning several platinum albums in the U.S. in the mid-to-late 1980s. Crosby was HIV positive, but died from a heroin overdose in 2002....
- co-lead guitar - Juan CroucierJuan CroucierJuan Croucier is a Cuban-American heavy metal musician.-Career:Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California. Formerly a bassist for well known metal bands Dokken and Ratt during the 1980s, Croucier was also very briefly in Quiet Riot...
- Bass guitar - Bobby BlotzerBobby BlotzerRobert John Blotzer, better known as Bobby Blotzer and nicknamed "Blotz" , is a drummer most famous for playing drums for glam metal band Ratt...
- Drums
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 89 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 34 |