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{{About||the film|Talk Dirty to Me (film)|the song by Jason Derulo|Talk Dirty (Jason Derulo song)}}
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Talk Dirty To Me|
{{distinguish|Don't Talk Dirty to Me}}
{{Infobox song
| Cover = Talk_Dirty_To_Me.jpg|
| Artist = [[Poison (band)|Poison]] |
| name = Talk Dirty to Me
| cover = Talk_Dirty_To_Me.jpg
| from Album = [[Look What the Cat Dragged In]] |
| A-side = Talk Dirty To Me
| alt =
| B-side =
| type = single
| Released = [[January 4]], [[1987]] |
| artist = [[Poison (American band)|Poison]]
| Format =
| album = [[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]
| Recorded = [[1986]] |
| B-side = Want Some, Need Some
| released = February 18, 1987
| Genre = [[Glam metal]]
| Length = 3:44 |
| recorded = 1986
| studio =
| Label = Enigma/[[Capitol Records]] |
| genre =
| Writer = Dall; Deville-Maine-Judah; Michaels; Rockett
* [[Glam metal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/arts_and_entertainment/rock-music-menu-chris-cornell-the-last-great-rock-star/article_c9b4b78a-6e45-5479-9f90-42482ec5f198.html|title=Rock Music Menu: Chris Cornell: The last great rock star|last=Christopher|first=Michael|date=May 25, 2017|website=[[Delaware County Daily Times]]|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CRM"/><ref>{{Citation|title=Talk Dirty to Me - Poison {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/talk-dirty-to-me-mt0003341720|language=en|access-date=2021-04-06}}</ref>
| Producer = Ric Browde |
* [[pop metal]]<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/poison-songs-best-hits-list-7857128/ | title=Poison's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>
| Certification =
* [[pop punk]]<ref name="Molanphy 2018">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/04/how-bon-jovi-influenced-pop-music-despite-its-critics.html|title= You Give Rock a Bad Name Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=April 27, 2018|access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref>
| Chart position =
| length = 3:44
| Last single = [[Cry Tough]] / Look What The Cat Dragged In <br/> 1986
| label = Enigma/[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| This single = [[Talk Dirty To Me]] / [[Want Some Need Some]] <br/>(1987)
| Next single = [[I Want Action]] <br/>(1987)
| writer = *[[Bret Michaels]]
*[[Rikki Rockett]]
| Misc =
*[[Bobby Dall]]
*[[C.C. DeVille]]
| producer = Ric Browde
| prev_title = [[Cry Tough (song)|Cry Tough]]
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[I Want Action]]
| next_year = 1987
| misc = {{External music video
| type = single
| header = Music videos
| 1 = {{YouTube|xCChxBSRo1Y|"Talk Dirty to Me"}}
}}
}}
}}


'''"Talk Dirty To Me"''' is the second single from [[Poison (band)|Poison]], originally from the album ''[[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]''. It was the band's chart debut, as the first single "[[Cry Tough]]" never charted.
"'''Talk Dirty to Me'''" is a single from American [[glam metal]] band [[Poison (American band)|Poison]]. Released on February 18, 1987, it was the second single from their debut album ''[[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]''. The song peaked at No. 9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming the band's first top 40 hit in the United States and establishing Poison as one of the top-selling rock acts of the decade.
Talk Dirty To Me Made it to #9 on the Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1987


==Origins==
Released as a single on January 4, 1987 on the Enigma label of [[Capitol Records]], "Talk Dirty to Me" was followed by the hits "I Want Action" and "I Won't Forget You", all of which were three minute Technicolour explosions of buoyant feel good pop, hot metal bombast and heavy glitter stomp. It has also been confirmed as a playable cover track on the upcoming game [[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]], with Michaels re-recording the vocals.
The exact origins of the song are unclear. The song, an ode to teenage love inspired by an [[Eddie Cochran]] riff,<ref name="CRM" /> was brought to Poison by guitarist [[C.C. DeVille]] when auditioning for the band in 1985. DeVille had refused to learn the band's material for the audition and instead insisted that they play a song he claimed to have written while with his previous band The Screaming Mimis, which turned out to be a primitive early version of "Talk Dirty To Me". Though the band was turned off by DeVille's brash personality, they saw tremendous potential in the song and hired the guitarist largely to get it into their repertoire.<ref name="decibelgeek">{{cite web |title=POISON Drummer Rikki Rockett Recalls SLASH Almost Being In The Band – "CC (Deville) Auditioned And He Just Made More Sense" |url=https://bravewords.com/news/poison-drummer-rikki-rockett-recalls-slash-almost-being-in-the-band-cc-deville-auditioned-and-he-just-made-more-sense |publisher=Decibel Geek Podcast |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>


The song's origins became murky when a defunct glam metal band called Kid Rocker sued Poison in 2011, claiming the song had in fact been written by them in the early 1980s. Kid Rocker were a Chicago band who, like Poison, moved to Los Angeles in search of fame. They signed with [[Atlantic Records]] in 1984 and had been a fixture on the [[Sunset Strip]] club scene at that time before breaking up.<ref name="HollRep">{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Eriq |title=Poison Responds to Song Theft Allegations |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/poison-responds-song-theft-allegations-254156 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029122111/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/poison-responds-song-theft-allegations-254156 |archive-date=29 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the lawsuit, DeVille had auditioned for Kid Rocker in 1984 and "Talk Dirty To Me" was one of their songs that DeVille had been asked to learn for the audition. Former Kid Rocker members Billy McCarthy (later of [[D'Molls]]) and James Stonich also alleged in the suit that the Poison songs "I Won't Forget You", "Fallen Angel" and "Ride The Wind" were also written by them and later stolen by DeVille. Lawyers for Poison dismissed the suit as "baseless", noting that if the allegation was true, the plaintiffs would be extremely unlikely to wait 25 years to seek remedy to the situation.<ref name="blabbermouth">{{cite web|title=POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165279|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=28 October 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029020036/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165279|archivedate=29 October 2011|date=27 October 2011}}</ref> The judge ultimately ruled in Poison's favor on April 8, 2013, ruling that the statute of limitations on copyright infringement had long since run out.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tanos |first1=Lorenzo |title=All The Times Poison Has Been Sued |url=https://www.grunge.com/352722/all-the-times-poison-has-been-sued/ |website=Grunge |date=11 March 2021 |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref>
===Albums===
"Talk Dirty to Me" has also appeared on the following albums.


==Reception==
* ''[[Look What the Cat Dragged In]]''
The song was a smash hit upon its release in the winter of 1987, making it to No. 9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and establishing Poison as one of America's most popular acts of the eighties. In 2017, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and ''[[OC Weekly]]'' ranked the song number one and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Poison songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/poison-songs-best-hits-list-7857128/|title=Poison's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks|first=Christa|last=Titus|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 5, 2017|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocweekly.com/the-10-best-poison-songs-8181486/?sfw=pass1663529189|title=The 10 Best Poison Songs|first=Michael|last=Silver|work=[[OC Weekly]]|date=June 13, 2017|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[Swallow This Live]]'' Live Version

* ''[[Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996]]''
===Music video===
* ''[[Power to the People]]'' Live Version
[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] magazine ranked the music video for the song at No. 7 on their list of "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos". The magazine declared that "If you really want to know why hair metal was so big, then this (song) is all you need."<ref name="CRM">{{Cite web|date=July 21, 2016|last=Johnson|first=Howard|title=The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/ten-best-hair-metal-videos|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=Classic Rock Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock]]''

* ''[[Look What the Cat Dragged In - 20th Anniversary Edition]]''
==Charts==
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{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Singles ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=36|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. The Kent Report chart was authorized by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] from 1970 to 1988.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|55
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|9|chartid=0820|refname=CAN1|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|67|date=19870517|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Poison|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2014|publisher=Record Research}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|74|chartid=0920|refname=CAN2|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}}
|}
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|xCChxBSRo1Y|Talk Dirty to Me official video}}


===Cultural impact===
* The band [[At the Drive-In]] have acknowledged this song as being the origin of their name.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
* Was featured in the episode ''My Heavy Meddle'' of ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', in which [[Ted]] and [[Carla]] sing it acapella to a patient in a coma, in respect of his living will and against the expressed wishes of [[Dr. Kelso]].
* Was featured on the movie [[Grandma's Boy]] in a party scene where an old lady was singing karaoke.
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 4 December 2024

For the film, see Talk Dirty to Me (film). For the song by Jason Derulo, see Talk Dirty (Jason Derulo song).
Not to be confused with Don't Talk Dirty to Me.
"Talk Dirty to Me"
Single by Poison
from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In
B-side"Want Some, Need Some"
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length3:44
LabelEnigma/Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ric Browde
Poison singles chronology
"Cry Tough"
(1986) 		"Talk Dirty to Me"
(1987) 		"I Want Action"
(1987)
Music videos
"Talk Dirty to Me" on YouTube

"Talk Dirty to Me" is a single from American glam metal band Poison. Released on February 18, 1987, it was the second single from their debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In. The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first top 40 hit in the United States and establishing Poison as one of the top-selling rock acts of the decade.

Origins

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The exact origins of the song are unclear. The song, an ode to teenage love inspired by an Eddie Cochran riff,[2] was brought to Poison by guitarist C.C. DeVille when auditioning for the band in 1985. DeVille had refused to learn the band's material for the audition and instead insisted that they play a song he claimed to have written while with his previous band The Screaming Mimis, which turned out to be a primitive early version of "Talk Dirty To Me". Though the band was turned off by DeVille's brash personality, they saw tremendous potential in the song and hired the guitarist largely to get it into their repertoire.[6]

The song's origins became murky when a defunct glam metal band called Kid Rocker sued Poison in 2011, claiming the song had in fact been written by them in the early 1980s. Kid Rocker were a Chicago band who, like Poison, moved to Los Angeles in search of fame. They signed with Atlantic Records in 1984 and had been a fixture on the Sunset Strip club scene at that time before breaking up.[7] According to the lawsuit, DeVille had auditioned for Kid Rocker in 1984 and "Talk Dirty To Me" was one of their songs that DeVille had been asked to learn for the audition. Former Kid Rocker members Billy McCarthy (later of D'Molls) and James Stonich also alleged in the suit that the Poison songs "I Won't Forget You", "Fallen Angel" and "Ride The Wind" were also written by them and later stolen by DeVille. Lawyers for Poison dismissed the suit as "baseless", noting that if the allegation was true, the plaintiffs would be extremely unlikely to wait 25 years to seek remedy to the situation.[8] The judge ultimately ruled in Poison's favor on April 8, 2013, ruling that the statute of limitations on copyright infringement had long since run out.[9]

Reception

[edit]

The song was a smash hit upon its release in the winter of 1987, making it to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and establishing Poison as one of America's most popular acts of the eighties. In 2017, Billboard and OC Weekly ranked the song number one and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Poison songs.[10][11]

Music video

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Classic Rock magazine ranked the music video for the song at No. 7 on their list of "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos". The magazine declared that "If you really want to know why hair metal was so big, then this (song) is all you need."[2]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Christopher, Michael (May 25, 2017). "Rock Music Menu: Chris Cornell: The last great rock star". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, Howard (July 21, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Talk Dirty to Me - Poison | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-06
  4. ^ "Poison's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard.
  5. ^ Molanphy, Chris (April 27, 2018). "You Give Rock a Bad Name Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "POISON Drummer Rikki Rockett Recalls SLASH Almost Being In The Band – "CC (Deville) Auditioned And He Just Made More Sense"". Decibel Geek Podcast. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ^ Gardner, Eriq. "Poison Responds to Song Theft Allegations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. ^ "POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations". Blabbermouth.net. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  9. ^ Tanos, Lorenzo (11 March 2021). "All The Times Poison Has Been Sued". Grunge. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  10. ^ Titus, Christa (July 5, 2017). "Poison's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Silver, Michael (June 13, 2017). "The 10 Best Poison Songs". OC Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 36. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was authorized by ARIA from 1970 to 1988.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0820." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "Poison Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
  17. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0920." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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