"Deuces Are Wild" is a song performed by American band

Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whitford (guitar). Their style, which is rooted in blues-ba ...

. It was written by lead singer

Steven Tyler Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. ...

and professional songwriter

Jim Vallance James Douglas Vallance (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known as the songwriting partner of Canadian musician Bryan Adams. Vallance began his professional career as the original drummer and main song ...

. It was originally considered for inclusion on the '' Pump'' album in 1989. The song eventually surfaced as a track on the compilation album ''

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'' in late 1993, and was released as a promotional single in early 1994. The single was successful on rock radio, topping the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for four weeks in the spring of 1994 and reaching #25 in Canada. Vallance wrote the music for the song in 1988 and recorded a demo in his home studio. The demo was sent to the band on a cassette that included other potential Aerosmith songs, including " The Other Side". According to Vallance, Geffen A&R rep John Kalodner liked the music and Tyler's lyrics, but did not like the song's title. Vallance and Tyler refused to change it, and Kalodner responded by nixing the song from ''Pump''. Vallance noted that he believed that the released version was simply his home demo with overdubs by Tyler, Joe Perry, and

Joey Kramer Joseph Michael Kramer (born June 21, 1950) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the hard rock band Aerosmith, which was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Life and career Kramer was born in the Bronx, New Yor ...

, rather than being a complete Aerosmith recording.

Music video

A music video was created for the song, featuring random clips of the band, and released on the ''Big Ones'' companion video release '' Big Ones You Can Look At''.

Charts

References

{{authority control Aerosmith songs 1989 songs 1994 singles Songs written by Jim Vallance Songs written by Steven Tyler Geffen Records singles Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn Glam metal ballads