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. It was written by lead singer

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and professional songwriter Jim Vallance. It was originally considered for inclusion on the ''

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'' album in 1989. The song eventually surfaced as a track on the compilation album '' The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience'' 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 "

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". According to Vallance, Geffen A&R rep

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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

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, 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 ''

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''.

Charts

References

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