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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 is angry that he 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. It was played in heavy rotation on MTV in 1987 |
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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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==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!]]'' |
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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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==Charts== |
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! Chart (1988-1989) |
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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|date=17 July 2013|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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!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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{{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:Randy Travis songs]] |
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