Don't Need a Gun

"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.

"Don't Need a Gun"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Whiplash Smile
B-side"Fatal Charm"
Released1986
Length6:15
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Billy Idol
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"To Be a Lover"
(1986)
"Don't Need a Gun"
(1986)
"Sweet Sixteen"
(1987)
Music video
"Don't Need a Gun" on YouTube

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[1] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 37
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 10

References

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