Stone Cold (Rainbow song)
"Stone Cold" is a song by British rock band Rainbow. It was released as a single in 1982 from their album Straight Between the Eyes.
| "Stone Cold" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Rainbow | ||||
| from the album Straight Between the Eyes | ||||
| Released | 2 April 1982 [1] | |||
| Length | 5:15 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner, Roger Glover | |||
| Rainbow singles chronology | ||||
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The song scratched the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #40 on June 19, 1982, and spent 12 weeks on the chart.[2] This was the band's only Top 40 song in the United States. However, it topped the Billboard Top Tracks on June 5, 1982.[3]
Use in media
The song was featured on WWF's Stone Cold Metal CD. The song was also featured on the radio station Emotion 98.3 in the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 40 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[5] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 34 |
Sources
- http://www.connollyco.com/discography/rainbow/
- Hot 100: June 19, 1982
- "Rock Albums & Top Tracks". Billboard. 5 June 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Stone Cold (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "Stone Cold (Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "Stone Cold (UK)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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