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Cradle of Love (Billy Idol song)

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1990 single by Billy Idol

"Cradle of Love"
Single byBilly Idol
from the albumCharmed Life
B-side"311 Man"
Released16 April 1990 (1990-4-16)[1]
GenreHard rock
Length4:39
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Mony Mony (live)"
(1987)
"Cradle of Love"
(1990)
"L.A. Woman"
(1990)
Music video
"Cradle of Love" onYouTube

"Cradle of Love" is a song by Englishrock musicianBilly Idol, released in 1990 as the first single from his fourth albumCharmed Life. The song became Idol's last top-10 hit in the United States, where it reachedNo. 2 on theBillboardHot 100. It was also Idol's first and only No. 1 hit on theBillboardMainstream Rock Tracks chart. On theUK Single Chart, it stalled at No. 34.

Music and lyrics

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"Cradle of Love" is ahard rock song[2] withdoo-wop influences.[3] It's composed incommon time and in the key ofB major.[4] The song title is supposedly based on the saying "robbing the cradle".

Music video

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The video, directed byDavid Fincher, features footage of Idol singing in large painting frames throughout an apartment. The director made the decision to film Idol from the waist up as he was unable to walk due to injuries from a February 1990 motorcycle crash.[5] The video also features Betsy Lynn George as Devon, a teenager who tries to seduce a modest and mild-mannered businessman (played by Joshua Townshend-Zellner). The film makes use of clips fromThe Adventures of Ford Fairlane, but asAndrew Dice Clay (who played Fairlane) had been banned from MTV, he is not shown in any of the clips. The video was a huge hit and was placed in heavy rotation on MTV. Idol and George recreated the opening of the video for the 1991Grammys. An alternative version of the video does not feature the movie's footage, instead depicting a man playing the guitar as heard in the track.

At the 1990MTVVideo Music Awards, the video was nominated forBest Male Video andBest Special Effects and won the award forBest Video from a Film.[6]

This video was voted #33 onVH1's 50 Sexiest Video Moments.

A photo of Billy Idol taken during the Cradle of Love Tour. The jacket is the same jacket that he wears in the video.

Critical reception

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Upon its release as a single, Gary Crossing ofRecord Mirror commented that Idol "sneers, growls and rebel yells his way through another laughable, leatherclad anthem".[7] Phil Wilding ofKerrang! concluded, "Getting hit off his bike has obviously caused Billy to slip into regression and convince himself that he'sMarc Bolan. He's dead, Billy. Wake up and smell the earth."[8] In the US,Billboard remarked that "Idol fans will relish in the singer's familiar, quick-paced, guitar-driven pop".[9]

Formats and track listings

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7-inch: Chrysalis – IDOL 14 (UK)

  1. "Cradle of Love" (4:39)
  2. "311 Man" (3:51)

12-inch: Chrysalis – IDOLX 14 (UK)

  1. "Cradle of Dub" (extended remix) (6:27)
  2. "Cradle of Love" (LP version) (4:39)
  3. "Rob the Cradle of Dub" (extended mix) (5:07)
  4. "311 Man" (3:51)
  • Also released as 12-inch picture disc (IDOLXP 14)

CD: Chrysalis – IDOLCD 14 (UK)

  1. "Cradle of Love" (edit) (4:09)
  2. "Cradle of Dub" (extended remix) (6:27)
  3. "Rob the Cradle of Dub" (extended mix) (5:07)
  4. "311 Man" (3:51)

Idol's live performance of the song at the1991 Grammy Awards was released on the 1994 albumGrammy's Greatest Moments Volume I.[10]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Cradle of Love"
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11]10
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12]10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13]73
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14]8
Ireland (IRMA)[15]22
Italy (Musica e dischi)[16]7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17]16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]11
UK Singles (OCC)[19]34
USBillboard Hot 100[20]2
USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[21]7
US Crossover Radio Airplay Top 40/Rock (Billboard)[22]1
USMainstream Rock (Billboard)[23]1
West Germany (GfK)[24]38

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Cradle of Love"
Chart (1990)Position
Australia (ARIA)[25]48
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[26]60
USBillboard Hot 100[27]9

Certifications

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Certifications for "Cradle of Love"
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]Gold35,000^
United States (RIAA)[29]Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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Alvin and the Chipmunks covered this song as the opening track to their 1991 albumThe Chipmunks Rock the House. In 1992,"Weird Al" Yankovic included the chorus as the first song in his polka medley "Polka Your Eyes Out" from his albumOff the Deep End.

References

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  1. ^"New Singles".Music Week. 14 April 1990. p. 39.
  2. ^Bogdanov, Vladimir (27 November 2002).All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul.Backbeat Books. p. 556. Retrieved14 March 2025.
  3. ^Luhrssen, David; Larson, Michael (9 January 2025).Encyclopedia of Punk Rock and New Wave: 1975–1985.Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 1972. Retrieved14 March 2025.
  4. ^Sheet music for "Cradle of Love".Hal Leonard Publishing. 1990.
  5. ^Prato, Greg"Biography of Billy Idol".Allmusic. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  6. ^"Past Winners Database".Los Angeles Times. 1990. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  7. ^Crossing, Gary (21 April 1990). "Singles".Record Mirror. p. 16.ISSN 0144-5804.
  8. ^Wilding, Phil (28 April 1990). "Singlez".Kerrang!. No. 287. p. 11.ISSN 0262-6624.
  9. ^"Single Reviews".Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 17. Billboard Publications, Inc. 28 April 1990. p. 73.ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. ^"Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved21 November 2011.
  11. ^"Billy Idol – Cradle of Love".ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. ^"Top RPM Singles: Issue 1260."RPM.Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ^"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles"(PDF).Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 19. 12 May 1990. p. IV. Retrieved19 June 2021.
  14. ^Pennanen, Timo (2006).Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 163.ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  15. ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cradle of Love".Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  16. ^"Classifiche".Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved31 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Billy Idol".
  17. ^"Billy Idol – Cradle of Love".Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  18. ^"Billy Idol – Cradle of Love".Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  19. ^"Billy Idol: Artist Chart History".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  20. ^"Billy Idol Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  21. ^"Billy Idol Chart History (Alternative Airplay)".Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  22. ^"Top 40/Rock: June 30, 1990"(PDF).Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 26. 30 June 1990. p. 89. Retrieved19 January 2017.
  23. ^"Billy Idol Chart History (Mainstream Rock)".Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  24. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Idol – Cradle of Love"(in German).GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  25. ^"ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990".Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved9 July 2021.
  26. ^"Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990".RPM. 22 December 1990. Retrieved26 November 2017 – viaLibrary and Archives Canada.
  27. ^"Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived fromthe original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved15 September 2009.
  28. ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved8 August 2022.
  29. ^"American single certifications – Billy Idol – Cradle of Love".Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved9 July 2021.

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