"Bed of Nails" is a 1989 single by American singer

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featuring singer/guitarist

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, taken from the hit album ''

Trash Trash may refer to: Garbage * Garbage, unwanted or undesired waste material ** Litter, material discarded in inappropriate places ** Municipal solid waste, unwanted or undesired waste material generated in a municipal environment Arts, enter ...

''. It is the second highest-charting single from the album (the first being "

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"), achieving No. 38 in the UK, although the single was not released in the US. The other three singles taken from ''Trash'' are "Poison", " House of Fire" and " Only My Heart Talkin'". "Bed of Nails" was written by Cooper,

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, Roberts and

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. The song was covered by

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on their EP ''Hellhounds on My Trail'', and by

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on their album '' Break the Silence''.

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