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{{about|the 1988 single|the 2003 music DVD|Nothing but a Good Time! Unauthorized|the 2010 CD box set|Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition)#Nothin' But A Good Time: The Poison Collection{{!}}Nothin' But A Good Time: The Poison Collection}} |
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{{Infobox song |
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| name = Nothin' but a Good Time |
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| cover = Nothinbutagoodtime.jpg |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[Poison (American band)|Poison]] |
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| album = [[Open Up and Say... Ahh!]] |
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| B-side = Look But You Cant Touch<br/>Livin' For The Minute (UK 1989 re-release) |
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| released = April 6, 1988 |
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| recorded = 1987 |
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| genre = [[Glam metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-10-greatest-hair-metal-songs-11547/10-poison-nothing-but-a-good-time-232661/|title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Hair Metal Songs|date=February 5, 2014|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Sleazegrinder|date=December 4, 2015|title=The 20 Best Hair Metal Anthems Of All Time Ever|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-best-20-hair-metal-anthems-of-all-time-ever|access-date=March 3, 2021|website=loudersound|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ultimate Hair Metal Party Playlist|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-ultimate-hair-metal-party-playlist/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Kerrang!}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Poison's 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' Turns 30: Bret Michaels Reflects on the 'Therapeutic' Smash|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8479565/poison-every-rose-has-its-thorn-anniversary-bret-michaels|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Billboard|language=en|quote=the adrenalized pop-metal anthems “Nothin’ But a Good Time” and “Fallen Angel”}}</ref> |
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| length = 3:46 |
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| label = [[Enigma Records|Enigma]] |
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| writer = Dall; Deville; Michaels; Rockett; Bombilla (Jordi Carretero) |
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| producer = [[Tom Werman]] |
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| prev_title = [[Rock and Roll All Nite#Poison version|Rock and Roll All Nite]] |
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| prev_year = 1987 |
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| next_title = [[Fallen Angel (Poison song)|Fallen Angel]] |
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| next_year = 1988 |
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"'''Nothin' but a Good Time'''" is the first single from the [[glam metal]] band [[Poison (American band)|Poison]]'s second studio album ''[[Open Up and Say... Ahh!]]'' The B-sides are "Livin' For the Minute" and "Look But You Can't Touch". |
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The song was released as a single in 1988 on [[Enigma Records]] and reached #6 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #19 on the [[Mainstream rock]] charts.<ref>{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5162/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title = Allmusic (Poison charts and awards) Billboard singles}}</ref> It also charted at number 10 on the Australian charts and number 35 on the [[UK Singles chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=Poison The Official Charts Company}}</ref> |
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==Music video== |
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The [[music video]] features a restaurant employee, played by the same actor who appeared in the video for [[Mötley Crüe]]'s "[[You're All I Need (song)|You're All I Need]]", washing dishes while listening to the [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] hit single "[[Rock and Roll All Nite]]", performed by Poison who recorded that for the [[Less Than Zero (soundtrack)|''Less Than Zero'' soundtrack]] in 1987. The manager enters, turns off the radio, and delivers to the employee a scathing reprimand, reminding the employee that he is being paid "to wash dishes, not to listen to that... that rock 'n' roll," and accusing him of "moving in two speeds: slow, and stop." The manager exits, whereupon the employee abandons the dishes and kicks open a nearby door to reveal a concert hall stage, upon which the band then performs the song. When the song is over, the manager returns, discovering, to his surprise, that all the dishes are washed. |
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==Albums== |
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"Nothin' but a Good Time" is on the following albums: |
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* ''[[Open Up and Say...Ahh!]]'' |
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* ''[[Swallow This Live]]'' (live version) |
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* ''[[Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996]]'' |
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* ''[[Power to the People (Poison album)|Power to the People]]'' (live version) |
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* ''Show Me Your Hits'' (Alternate version) |
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* ''[[The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock]]'' |
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* ''[[Open Up and Say...Ahh! - 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' |
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* ''[[Jammin' with Friends]]'' (feat. [[Ace Frehley]], [[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]]) - 2 versions released as a singles |
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==Other appearances== |
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"Nothin' but a Good Time" was performed by Poison, with the cast of ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]],'' at the [[63rd Tony Awards]] on June 7, 2009. After the performance, as the band made their way backstage, a piece of the stage scenery collapsed on [[Bret Michaels]]. |
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The riff is similar to the opening riff from ”[[Deuce (song)|Deuce]]” by [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]. |
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It appears in a [[2017 in television|2017]] [[TV commercial]] for [[Nissan]]'s Heisman House and [[ESPN]], featuring [[Eddie George]] and other [[Heisman Trophy]] winners. |
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==Charts== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Chart (1988) |
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{{single chart|Australia|10|artist=Poison|song=Nothin' But A Good Time|access-date=August 21, 2020}} |
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|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8696&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.8696.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8696|title=RPM - Library and Archives Canada - RPM - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada|work=collectionscanada.gc.ca|access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|36 |
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{{single chart|UK|35|date=1988-05-08|access-date=August 21, 2020}} |
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=Poison|access-date=August 21, 2020}} |
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{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|19|artist=Poison|access-date=August 21, 2020}} |
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===Year-end charts=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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!align="left"|Chart (1988) |
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!align="center"|Position |
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|Australia ([[ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1988.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1988|publisher=ARIA Charts|work=Kent Music Report|access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|49 |
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|United States (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 24, 1988 |title=1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles |page=Y-20 |journal=Billboard |volume=100 |issue=52 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1988|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1988|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|98 |
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==Cover versions== |
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[[Reel Big Fish]] covered the song on their 2009 album ''[[Fame, Fortune and Fornication]]''. |
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The song used in the movie ''[[The Rocker (film)|The Rocker]]'' where it was covered by the fictional band A.D.D. The actual recording was mostly done by [[Chad Fischer]] with [[Teddy Geiger]] singing lead vocals. This version was released on the [[The Rocker: Music from the Motion Picture|film's soundtrack album]]. |
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[[Adam Brand (musician)|Adam Brand and the Outlaws]] covered the song on the 2016 album ''[[Adam Brand and the Outlaws]]''. |
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==Appearances in other media== |
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* A cover of the song is featured in the game ''[[Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s]]'' (erroneously credited as "Ain't Nothin' But a Good Time"), while the master track is featured in ''[[Guitar Hero: Smash Hits]]'' (this time correctly credited) and was featured as a downloadable track for the [[Rock Band|''Rock Band'' series]]. |
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* The song is featured in the movies [[Grind (2003 film)|''Grind'']], ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'', [[Friday Night Lights (film)|''Friday Night Lights'']], and [[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|''Mr. & Mrs. Smith'']] as well as the TV show ''[[Hindsight (TV series)|Hindsight]]''. |
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* The [[NHL]]'s [[Washington Capitals]] play this song after every home victory. {{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} |
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* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' season 11 episode "[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge]]", Otto hires a Poison tribute band called Cyanide to play this song at his wedding. However, the band can only play the intro before Otto's fiancé, Becky, stops them. |
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* The song is featured in the trailers for the 2008 film ''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]'' and ''[[Balls of Fury]]'' and the teaser trailer for the film ''[[Grown Ups 2]]''. |
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* The song is referenced in the game ''[[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]]'' as the name of an achievement. |
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* The song is played in the ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "My Mom" during a montage sequence where Mordecai, Rigby, High-Five Ghost and Muscle Man blow off work. |
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* The song is played in the movie ''[[Yogi Bear (film)|Yogi Bear]]'' when Yogi and Boo-Boo water ski. |
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* The song, plus two other Poison songs are downloadable for ''[[Rock Band 3]]''. |
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* [[Professional wrestling]] tag team Dunn & Marcos, The Ring Crew Express, used the song as their [[Entrance music|entrance theme]] while in [[Ring of Honor]]. |
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* The song is combined with "[[Sister Christian]]" by [[Night Ranger]] and "[[Just Like Paradise]]" by [[David Lee Roth]] in the 2012 film adaptation of [[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|''Rock of Ages'']]. |
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* "Nothin' but a Good Time" is available since October 14, 2014, as a purchasable and downloadable song for the music video game ''[[Rocksmith 2014]]'', featuring guitar and bass parts as well as authentic tones. |
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* The song plays in the first episode of web television series ''[[Cobra Kai]]'', when protagonist [[Johnny Lawrence (character)|Johnny Lawrence]] works as a handyman, before being fired by his boss. |
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* The song is played in a radio in ''[[Young Sheldon]]'' at the football stadium at Medford High School when George Cooper Jr beats up another player after he calls him "the dumb brother". |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{MetroLyrics song|poison|nothin-but-a-good-time}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> |
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{{Poison}} |
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{{Bret Michaels}} |
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[[Category:1988 songs]] |
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[[Category:1988 singles]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Bobby Dall]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Bret Michaels]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Rikki Rockett]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by C.C. DeVille]] |
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[[Category:Poison (American band) songs]] |
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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Werman]] |
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[[Category:Enigma Records singles]] |
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[[Category:Glam metal songs]] |
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