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John Mellencamp
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John Mellencamp Born 7 October 1951 In Seymour Indiana Is An American Singer And A Songwriter Known For A Long And Successful Recording And Performing Career Highlighted By A Series Of 1980s Hits Including "Jack & Diane" And By His Role In The Farm Aid Charity Event. Mellencamp Currently Lives In Bloomington Indiana. John's First Record Released Was Under The Stage Name "Johnny Cougar" At The Behest Of Tony DeFries His First Manager. Mellencamp Claims It Was Against His Knowledge And Will And He Hated The Name. A Few Years Later In 1982 He Made His Break Through With The Album "American Fool" Which Includes The Hit Singles "Hurts So Good" And "Jack And Diane" Under The Stage Name "John Cougar". With 1983's "Uh-Huh" Album He Added Back His Real Last Name To Become Known As "John Cougar Mellencamp." By 1987's "The Lonesome Jubilee" He Dropped The "Cougar" Moniker Altogether And Has Been Known Henceforth As "John Mellencamp." Mellencamp Has Always Been Socially And Politically Active And Supported The "Vote For Change" Tour In 2004 Opposing The Policies Of President George W. Bush. Mellencamp Is A Devout Evangelical Christian And Strongly Believes In Non-Violence He Has Spoken About His Beliefs Frequently In Interviews.
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"Cherry Bomb" Was Released As The Second Single From Mellencamp's Ninth Studio Album The Lonesome Jubilee 1987 . The Track Is A Nostalgic Song That Reflects On Mellencamp's Teenage Years Hanging Out At The Last Exit Teen Club And Features A Female Voice Mellencamp's Background Singer Crystal Taliefero And Two Other Male Voices Band Members Toby Myers And Mike Wanchic In Addition To Mellencamp's On The Second Verse. Mellencamp Told GQ Magazine In 2022 What Inspired Him To Have Voices Other Than His Own Take Turns Singing Lead "Sly And The Family Stone. He Had All Those Hit Records When I Was In Junior High And I Love The Fact That All The Sudden There's A Female Voice Then A Male Voice."
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 Interspersed With Vintage Video Clips.
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John Mellencamp Born 7 October 1951 In Seymour Indiana Is An American Singer And A Songwriter Known For A Long And Successful Recording And Performing Career Highlighted By A Series Of 1980s Hits Including "Jack & Diane" And By His Role In The Farm Aid Charity Event. Mellencamp Currently Lives In Bloomington Indiana. John's First Record Released Was Under The Stage Name "Johnny Cougar" At The Behest Of Tony DeFries His First Manager. Mellencamp Claims It Was Against His Knowledge And Will And He Hated The Name. A Few Years Later In 1982 He Made His Break Through With The Album "American Fool" Which Includes The Hit Singles "Hurts So Good" And "Jack And Diane" Under The Stage Name "John Cougar". With 1983's "Uh-Huh" Album He Added Back His Real Last Name To Become Known As "John Cougar Mellencamp." By 1987's "The Lonesome Jubilee" He Dropped The "Cougar" Moniker Altogether And Has Been Known Henceforth As "John Mellencamp." Mellencamp Has Always Been Socially And Politically Active And Supported The "Vote For Change" Tour In 2004 Opposing The Policies Of President George W. Bush. Mellencamp Is A Devout Evangelical Christian And Strongly Believes In Non-Violence He Has Spoken About His Beliefs Frequently In Interviews.
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"Cherry Bomb" was released as the second single from Mellencamp's ninth studio album, The Lonesome Jubilee (1987). The track is a nostalgic song that reflects on Mellencamp's teenage years hanging out at the Last Exit Teen Club and features a female voice (Mellencamp's background singer Crystal Taliefero) and two other male voices (band members Toby Myers and Mike Wanchic) in addition to Mellencamp's on the second verse. Mellencamp told GQ magazine in 2022 what inspired him to have voices other than his own take turns singing lead: "Sly and the Family Stone. He had all those hit records when I was in junior high, and I love the fact that all the sudden there's a female voice, then a male voice."
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, interspersed with vintage video clips. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.