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"Talk Dirty to Me" is the second single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It was the band's chart debut, as the first single, "Cry Tough", never charted. This song reached #9 on the Hot 100 on May 16, 1987.^[1]

Released as a single on February 18, 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, "Talk Dirty to Me" was followed by the hits "I Want Action" and "I Won't Forget You". It is also included as a playable cover track Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, with Michaels re-recording the vocals. The B-side on this single is "Want Some, Need Some". In 2009 "Talk Dirty to Me" was named the 40th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.^[2]

Albums

"Talk Dirty to Me" is on the following albums.

• Look What the Cat Dragged In
• Swallow This Live (live version)
• Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
• Crack a Smile... and More! (Unplugged)
• Power to the People (live version)
• The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
• Look What the Cat Dragged In - 20th Anniversary Edition

Cultural impact

• The band At the Drive-In have acknowledged this song as being the origin of their name.Template:Fact
• The song was featured in the episode "My Heavy Meddle" of Scrubs, in which Ted and Carla sing it a cappella to a patient in a coma in addition to playing the original recording, in respect of his living will and against the expressed wishes of Dr. Kelso.
• The song was featured on the movie Grandma's Boy in a party scene where an old lady was singing karaoke.
• The song was featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
• The song was covered by Children of Bodom on the Japanese release of Are You Dead Yet? and appearing again on their covers album Skeletons in the Closet.
• The song was covered by Jughead's Revenge on the album Punk Goes Metal.
• The song was spoofed as an episode titled "Talk Derby to Me" on the TV show Psych.
• The song was covered by Reel Big Fish on their cover album Fame, Fortune and Fornication.
• The song was covered by Regatta 69 on the cover compilation MetalliSka - A Ska Tribute to 80's Metal.
• The song was covered by Static-X as a free download via a code when the Best Buy exclusive version of Cult of Static is purchased.

Chart performance

References

1. ↑ [1] Billboard singles Retrieved 2008.
2. ↑ Template:Citeweb

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