The video was choreographed by Michael Peters, who appears briefly in the video. It was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video and was viewable on the DVD for the movie 13 Going on 30. The song is also on the end credits of the 1998 film Small Soldiers.
The song got sampled by...
[Intro]
(We are young) we are young
(Heartache to heartache) heartache to heartache
(We stand) we stand
(No promises) no promises
(No demands) no demands
(Love is a battlefield) love is a battlefield
[Chorus]
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
[Verse 1]
You're begging me to go
Then making me stay
Why do you hurt me so bad?
It would help me to know
Do I stand in your way
Or am I the best thing you've had?
Believe me, believe me
I can't tell you why
But I'm trapped by your love
And I'm chained to your side
[Hook]
We are young
Heartache to heartache
We stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
[Chorus]
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
[Verse 2]
When I'm losing control
Will you turn me away
Or touch me deep inside?
And when all this gets old
Will it still feel the same?
There's no way this will die
But if we get much closer
I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders
You'll need me to hold
[Hook]
We are young
Heartache to heartache
We stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
[Chorus]
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
[Guitar Solo]
[Hook]
We are young
Heartache to heartache
We stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
[Outro]
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love Is a Battlefield was written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight.
Love Is a Battlefield was produced by Peter Coleman & Neil Giraldo.
Pat Benatar released Love Is a Battlefield on Mon Sep 12 1983.