Don't Need a Gun

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"Don't Need a Gun"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Whiplash Smile
B-side"Fatal Charm"
Released1986
Length
  • 6:15 (album version)
  • 4:28 (7-inch version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Billy Idol
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"To Be a Lover"
(1986) 		"Don't Need a Gun"
(1986) 		"Sweet Sixteen"
(1987)
Music video
"Don't Need a Gun" on YouTube

"Don't Need a Gun" is a song by Billy Idol from his 1986 studio album Whiplash Smile. It became the album's second single.

Background and writing[]

"Don't Need a Gun" was written by Billy Idol. The song has a clear content about the risk of using firearms.

The chorus of the song includes references to "Tutti Frutti", "Flip, Flop and Fly" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy". The final verse name-checks Elvis Presley, Johnnie Ray and Gene Vincent.

Charts[]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Germany[1] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 37
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 10

References[]

  1. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Charts.nz – Billy Idol – Don't Need a Gun". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Don't Need a Gun". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

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