"Injured in the Game of Love" is a song by American rock musician

Donnie Iris Donnie Iris (born Dominic Ierace, February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s, and for his solo career beginning in the 1980s with his band, the Cruisers. He wrote the ...

, released in 1985 as the lead single from his fifth studio album '' No Muss...No Fuss''. The song reached number 91 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 28 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart.

Critical reception

On its release, ''

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'' described "Injured in the Game of Love" as "brash, raucous pop" and Iris as a "male counterpart to Joan Jett". ''

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'' felt Iris "displays a definite mastery of the pop/rock/dance format" on the track. They noted his "powerful vocals" alongside the "particularly strong music tracks and production values". Praising the song as "a good, singable tune", they believed it should "garner him renewed attention".

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