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By the time the fifth single from Hysteria “Love Bites” was released, the album had finally picked up steam in the US, hitting #1 almost a full year after it was released. This song became the band’s first (and only) chart-topper in the US, reaching #1 in the fall of 1988 – more than a full year aft...
[Intro]
If you've got love in your sights
Watch out
Love bites
[Verse 1]
When you make love, do you look in the mirror?
Who do you think of, does he look like me?
Do you tell lies? And say that it's forever
Do you think twice, or just touch and see?
Ooh, babe
Oh, yeah
When you're alone, do you let go?
Are you wild and willing or is it just for show?
Ooh, come on
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't want to touch you too much, baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy
I know you think that love is the way you make it
So I don't want to be there when you decide to break it
No
[Chorus]
Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringing me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need
[Verse 2]
When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I getting through or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It can't be love if you throw it about
Ooh, babe
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't want to touch you too much, baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy
Oh
[Chorus]
Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringing me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need
[Instrumental Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't want to touch you too much, baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy
I know you think that love is the way you make it
So I don't want to be there when you decide to break it
No
[Chorus]
Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringing me to my knees
Love lives, love dies...
Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringing me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need
[Outro]
If you've got love in your sights
Watch out
Love bites
Love Bites was written by Joe Elliott & Richard Savage & Phil Collen & Steve Clark & Robert John Lange.
Love Bites was produced by Robert John Lange.
Guitarist Phil Collen told Billboard:
“Love Bites” went to No. 1 [in October 1988] while we were on tour. We’d never even played “Love Bites” through as a song when we recorded it, let alone together. We had to take two days off and go into a little studio in Vancouver to learn the song. It’s one o...