Cherry Bomb (John Mellencamp song)

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"Cherry Bomb"
Single by John Cougar Mellencamp
from the album The Lonesome Jubilee
B-side"Shama Lama Ding Dong"
ReleasedOctober 24, 1987 (1987-10-24)[1]
StudioBelmont Mall (Indiana, US)
GenreRock[2]
Length4:47
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)John Mellencamp
Producer(s)John Mellencamp, Don Gehman
John Cougar Mellencamp singles chronology
"Paper in Fire"
(1987) 		"Cherry Bomb"
(1987) 		"Check It Out"
(1988)

"Cherry Bomb" is a song by American rock singer

B-side "Shama Lama Ding Dong".[6]

Upon its release, "Cherry Bomb" reached number one on the

Hot 100. Internationally, "Cherry Bomb" peaked at number four in New Zealand and number five in Canada, earning a gold certification
in the latter country. The music video for the song features a couple dancing intimately with one another near a jukebox while Mellencamp dances by himself, interspersed with vintage video clips.

Background

"Cherry Bomb" features a female voice (Mellencamp background singer Crystal Taliefero) and two other male voices (band members Toby Myers and Mike Wanchic) in addition to Mellencamp's on the second verse. Mellencamp told GQ magazine in 2022 what inspired him to have voices other than his own take turns singing lead: "Sly and the Family Stone. He had all those hit records when I was in junior high, and I love the fact that all the sudden there's a female voice, then a male voice."[7]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "John Cougar Mellencamp – Cherry Bomb". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  2. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    .
  3. ISBN 9780813147352
    – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "John Mellencamp likely to bring diverse collection of hits to the FICA on Saturday". AP NEWS. April 18, 2019.
  5. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (October 8, 1987). "The Lonesome Jubilee". Rolling Stone.
  6. ^ Cheery Bomb (US 7-inch single sleeve). John Cougar Mellencamp. Mercury Records. 1987. 888 934-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "John Mellencamp Is Channeling John Huston and Louis Armstrong Now". GQ. January 28, 2022.
  8. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0926." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "John Cougar Mellencamp – Cherry Bomb" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "John Mellencamp Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "John Mellencamp Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "John Mellencamp Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  14. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0
    .
  15. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '88". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 9.
  16. ^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-20.
  17. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "Canadian single certifications – John Cougar Mellancamp – Cherry Bomb". Music Canada. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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