"Don't Need a Gun"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Whiplash Smile
B-side"Fatal Charm"
Released23 February 1987 (UK)[1]
Length
  • 6:15 (album version)
  • 4:28 (7-inch version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Billy Idol
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"To Be a Lover"
(1986)		 "Don't Need a Gun"
(1987)		 "Sweet Sixteen"
(1987)
Music video
"Don't Need a Gun" on YouTube

"Don't Need a Gun" is a song by Billy Idol from his 1986 studio album Whiplash Smile. It became the album's second single in 1987, and was a #37 pop hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Background and writing

"Don't Need a Gun" was written by Billy Idol. The song has a clear content about the risk of using firearms.

The chorus of the song includes references to "Tutti Frutti", "Flip, Flop and Fly" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy". The final verse name-checks Elvis Presley, Johnnie Ray and Gene Vincent.

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Germany[2] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 37
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 10

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Robin (21 February 1987). "Index". Record Mirror. p. 3. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ↑ "spanishcharts.com - Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Billy Idol – Don't Need a Gun". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Billy Idol – Don't Need a Gun". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Billy Idol Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Billy Idol Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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