We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love Is A Battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we’re wrong
Searchin’ our hearts for so long, both of us knowing
Love Is A Battlefield
You’re beggin’ me to go, you’re makin’ 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
We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love Is A Battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we’re wrong
Searchin’ our hearts for so long, both of us knowing
Love Is A Battlefield
We’re losing control
Will you turn me away or touch me deep inside?
And before 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
We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love Is A Battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we’re wrong
Searchin’ our hearts for so long, both of us knowing
Love Is A Battlefield
We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love Is A Battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we’re wrong
Searchin’ our hearts for so long, both of us knowing
Love Is A Battlefield
- Pat’s second gold single
Debuted on singles chart September 24, 1983
Peaked at #5 on the Pop charts
22 weeks on the charts
Album Rock Tracks:
– Debuted October 1, 1983
– Peaked at #1 for four weeks
– On chart for 17 weeks - Neil: That was the last song on the album to be put on guitar. After going through so many rhythms and so many keyboard parts, by the time I got done with it I was so burned out that the only thing left was just to try to find a pocket that felt good.
Myron: Because Neil is the producer he gives more thought to the arrangement of the song. So as he suggests different parts to different people it’s starts to eliminate options.
Pat: The last thing we do now is guitar, because he simply won’t do it. - The actor who played the pimp in the video is Gary Chryst
- Pat does the whistling.
- This was the first music video on MTV to incorporate spoken words.
From the album(s): 35th Anniversary Tour - Live (2015), All Fired Up - The Very Best of Pat Benatar, Best Shots, Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection, Live From Earth, Pat Benatar - 36 All-Time Greatest Hits, Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker, 16 Classic Performances, Pat Benatar - The Very Best of, Pat Benatar Synchronistic Wanderings Recorded Anthology 1979 to 1999, and Summer Vacation 2001 - Live
Author(s): Mike Chapman & Holly Knight
Time: 5:24
Copyright: @Copyright 1983 by Chinnichap Publishing Inc
Song lyrics checked for accuracy with Pat Benatar's Music Anthology