House of Pain (Faster Pussycat song)

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"House of Pain"
House of Pain (FP).jpg
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
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John 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 by the band, peaking at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

Music video[]

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

Chart positions[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Hot 100[5] 28
US Main. Rock[7] 23

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Double Shot: Metal - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-01-27
  2. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Wake Me When It's Over - Faster Pussycat". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Smith 10/26/2014, Benjamin. "Power Ballads, Cult Bands And The Greatest One-Hit Wonders In Heavy Metal And Hard Rock". VH1 News. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Faster Pussycat - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ^ "Faster Pussycat-House of Pain (1989)". IMVDb. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Faster Pussycat - Mainstream rock". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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