Def Leppard - Love Bites [HQ]

"Love Bites" is a power ballad recorded by the English rock band Def Leppard in 1987 on the album Hysteria. It is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.

When Robert John "Mutt" Lange originally brought the song to the band's attention, it was a country ballad, which the band thought sounded like nothing they had done before. The band then added power rock elements and emotive backing vocals similar to those used in R&B ballads at the time. The title "Love Bites" was originally used for a very different song that was eventually re-titled "I Wanna Be Your Hero", and which appeared as a Hysteria B-side and later on the album Retro Active.

Following the huge momentum generated by "Pour Some Sugar on Me", the song was released in August 1988 and quickly shot to the top of the U.S. charts for one week. The song also hit number eleven in the UK (their second-best showing from the album).

Credits:
Bass - Rick Savage
Drums - Rick Allen
Guitar - Phil Collen, Steve Clark
Lead Vocals - Joe Elliott
Songwriters - Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Robert John Lange, Steve Clark

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Lyrics:

If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites

When you make love, do you look in the mirror
Who do you think of, does he look like me
Do you tell lies and say that it's forever
Do you think twice, or just touch 'n' see
Ooh babe ooh yeah

When you're alone, do you let go
Are you wild 'n' willin' or is it just for show
Ooh come on

I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cos making love to you might drive me crazy
I know you think that love is the way you make it
So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it
No

Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need

When I'm with you are you somewhere else
Am I gettin' thru or do you please yourself
When you wake up will you walk out
It can't be love if you throw it about
Ooh babe

I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cos making love to you might drive me crazy

[Repeat Chorus]

[Guitar Solo]

Ooh yeah

[Repeat Bridge]

Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies

[Repeat Chorus]

If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites
Yes it does
It will be hell