House of Pain (Faster Pussycat song)

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B-side"Slip of the Tongue"
ReleasedSeptember 1989
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
"House of Pain"
Single by Faster Pussycat
from the album Wake Me When It's Over
B-side"Slip of the Tongue"
ReleasedSeptember 1989
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
Length5:47
LabelElektra
Songwriters
ProducerJohn Jansen
Faster Pussycat singles chronology
"You're So Vain"
(1990)		 "House of Pain"
(1989)		 "Nonstop to Nowhere"
(1992)

"House of Pain" is a power ballad[3][4] by American heavy metal band Faster Pussycat. The song was released as the third and final single from the album Wake Me When It's Over. It is the most popular song by the band, peaking at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

A music video was filmed for the song, which was directed by Michael Bay.[6]

Track listing

7" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."House of Pain"5:47
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Slip of the Tongue"4:27
US 12" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."House of Pain" (radio edit)4:26
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."House of Pain" (album version)5:47
Spain 12" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."House of Pain"5:47
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Slip of the Tongue"4:32
2."Pulling Weeds" (live)4:32
UK 12" single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."House of Pain" (radio edit)4:26
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Little Dove" (live)5:09
Cassette single
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."House of Pain"5:47
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."You're So Vain" (Carly Simon cover)4:08
EP single
No.TitleLength
1."House of Pain" (album version)5:47
2."Little Dove" (live)5:09
3."Smash Alley" (live)3:32
4."Pulling Weeds" (live)4:32

Personnel

Faster Pussycat
  • Taime Downe – lead vocals
  • Greg Steele – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Brent Muscat – guitar
  • Eric Stacy – bass guitar
  • Mark Michals – drums, percussion
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7]28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8]23

Use in other media

See also

References

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