| "Cherry Bomb" | ||||
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| Single by John Cougar Mellencamp | ||||
| from the album The Lonesome Jubilee | ||||
| B-side | "Shama Lama Ding Dong" | |||
| Released | October 24, 1987[1] | |||
| Studio | Belmont Mall (Indiana, US) | |||
| Genre | Rock[2] | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Mellencamp | |||
| Producer(s) | John Mellencamp, Don Gehman | |||
| John Cougar Mellencamp singles chronology | ||||
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"Cherry Bomb" is a song by American rock singer John Mellencamp. It was released as the second single from Mellencamp's ninth studio album, The Lonesome Jubilee (1987).[3] "Cherry Bomb" is a nostalgic song that reflects on Mellencamp's teenage years hanging out at the Last Exit Teen Club.[4][5] The single was released in the United States in October 1987, backed with the B-side "Shama Lama Ding Dong".[6]
Upon its release, "Cherry Bomb" reached number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number eight on the Hot 100. Internationally, "Cherry Bomb" peaked at number four in New Zealand and number five in Canada, earning a gold certification in the latter country. The music video for the song features a couple dancing intimately with one another near a jukebox while Mellencamp dances by himself, switching to Mellencamp and his band playing the song on a beach, interspersed with vintage video clips.
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- ^ Masciotra, David (February 12, 2015). Mellencamp: American Troubadour. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813147352 – via Google Books.
- ^ "John Mellencamp likely to bring diverse collection of hits to the FICA on Saturday". AP NEWS. April 18, 2019.
- ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (October 8, 1987). "The Lonesome Jubilee". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Cheery Bomb (US 7-inch single sleeve). John Cougar Mellencamp. Mercury Records. 1987. 888 934-7.
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