"You're in Love" is a song by the American heavy metal band Ratt. It is the first track on the group's 1985 album '' Invasion of Your Privacy'', and the second single released from the record by

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Background

"You're in Love" was co-written by Ratt

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Juan Croucier Juan Croucier (born August 22, 1959) is a Cuban-born American musician. He is best known as the bassist for the hard rock/glam metal band Ratt. Career Croucier attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California, and played in various ban ...

and lead singer

Stephen Pearcy Stephen Eric Pearcy (born July 3, 1956) is an American musician. He is best known as the founder, singer, songwriter and sole remaining original member of the heavy metal band Ratt. He has also created the bands Firedome, Crystal Pystal, Arcade ...

. Pearcy said, "'You're In Love' – I call it our 'love song,' but it's not. At all. It's kind of a " danger zone" love scenario." He added that the song highlights the band's "tongue-in-cheek, poke-at-ya, try-and-figure-it-out kind of lyrics" style. Featured on Season 2 Episode 9: "Flashback" of the Freeform series, Alone Together.

Music video

The music video for the track features several love scene clips from classic movies and cartoons. The beginning of the video shows a clip from the movie ''

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.'' Additionally, the video includes a scene where guitarist

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catches an undergarment from a female audience member after she throws it on stage. The concert footage in the video was shot on Friday, August 9, 1985, at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, and on Saturday, August 10, 1985 at the

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, Louisiana.

Reception

The song hit No. 89 on the ''Billboard'' and No. 34 on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Track listing

#"You're in Love" - 3:12 #"Between the Eyes" - 3:54

Personnel

- lead vocals * Warren DeMartini - co-lead guitar *

- co-lead guitar *

- bass guitar *

Bobby Blotzer Robert John Blotzer (born October 22, 1958) is an American musician best known as the drummer for metal band Ratt. He attended Torrance High School in Torrance, California along with his Ratt bandmate Juan Croucier. Ratt Blotzer began his car ...

- drums

Charts

References

External links

* {{Ratt Ratt songs 1985 songs 1985 singles Song recordings produced by Beau Hill Songs written by Juan Croucier Songs written by Stephen Pearcy Atlantic Records singles