Injured in the Game of Love
"Injured in the Game of Love" | ||||
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Single by Donnie Iris | ||||
from the album No Muss...No Fuss | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | HME | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mark Avsec, Donnie Iris[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Mark Avsec | |||
Donnie Iris singles chronology | ||||
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"Injured in the Game of Love" is a song by American rock musician Donnie Iris, released in 1985 as the lead single from his fifth studio album No Muss...No Fuss. The song reached number 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 28 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
A music video was also produced for the song, which depicts Iris working out in a gym and drinking egg whites.
Critical reception
On its release, Billboard described "Injured in the Game of Love" as "brash, raucous pop" and Iris as a "male counterpart to Joan Jett".[2] Cash Box felt Iris "displays a definite mastery of the pop/rock/dance format" on the track. They noted his "powerful vocals" alongside the "particularly strong music tracks and production values". Praising the song as "a good, singable tune", they believed it should "garner him renewed attention".[3]
Charts
Chart (1985) | Peak Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 91 |
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
References
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 3. 19 January 1985. p. 67. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 47, no. 33. 26 January 1985. p. 8. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 410.
External links
- Lyrics
- Video
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- Back on the Streets
- King Cool
- The High and the Mighty
- Fortune 410
- No Muss...No Fuss
- Out of the Blue
- Footsoldier in the Moonlight
- Poletown
- Together Alone
- Ellwood City
- Ah! Leluiah!
- Live at Blossom
- King Cool: Ah! History of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
- "Ah! Leah!"
- "I Can't Hear You"
- "Sweet Merilee"
- "Love Is Like a Rock"
- "My Girl"
- "Tough World"
- "The High and the Mighty"
- "Do You Compute?"
- "Injured in the Game of Love"
- Mark Avsec
- Brice Foster
- Paul Goll
- Marty Lee Hoenes
- Albritton McClain
- Steve McConnell
- Tommy Rich
- Mark Tirabassi
- Kevin Valentine
- Scott Alan Williamson
- The Jaggerz
- Wild Cherry
- Cellarful of Noise
- The Innocent
- "The Rapper"
- Discography
- Cellarful of Noise (Cellarful of Noise, 1985)
- Magnificent Obsession (Cellarful of Noise, 1988)