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Pat Benatar Is A Four-Time Grammy Winning Musician With Six Platinum And Four Gold Albums To Her Credit. Singing Such Hit Singles As "I Need A Lover" "Heartbreaker" "Fire And Ice" "Treat Me Right" "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" "Hell Is For Children" "Shadows Of The Night" And "Love Is A Battlefield" Benatar Is Acknowledged As One Of The Leading Female Rock Vocalists In The Industry. She Was Born In The Neighborhood Of Greenpoint In Brooklyn New York City New York On January 10 1953 As Patricia Andrzejewski. She Graduated From Lindenhurst High On Long Island In 1971. She Married Her Lead Guitarist Neil "Spyder" Geraldo In 1982 And She Has Two Children Named Haley And Hana. In 1973 Benatar Quit Her Job As A Bank Teller To Pursue A Singing Career After Being Inspired By A Liza Minnelli Concert She Saw In Richmond. She Got A Job As A Singing Waitress At A Flapper-Esque Nightclub Named "The Roaring Twenties" And Got A Gig Singing In Lounge Band Coxon's Army. They Garnered Enough Attention To Be The Subject Of A Never-Aired PBS Special And The Band's Bassist Roger Capps Would Go On To Be The Original Bass Player For The Pat Benatar Band. This Period Also Yielded Benatar's First Solo Single – 1974's "Day Gig" – Until Her Eventual Major Label Debut On Chrysalis Records In 1979. The Song Was Released Via Trace Records And Was Both Written And Produced By Coxon's Army Band Leader Phil Coxon. Benatar's Big Break Came In 1975 At An Amateur Night At The Comedy Club "Catch A Rising Star" In New York City. Her Rousing Rendition Of Judy Garland's "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" Earned Her A Call Back By Club Owner Rick Newman Who Would Later Become Her Manager. After Many Years Of Producing Big Budget Albums Neil And Pat Have Continued To Produce Albums Together Even Though They Have Decided To End Their Association With Major Labels. They Have Chosen Instead To Place The Care Of Their Children Above Industry Demands And Make Records At Home In Their Own Professional Quality Studio. Each Summer When Their Girls Get Out Of School For Vacation They All Pack Up Board A Tour Bus And Set Out To Play As Many Shows As They Can Fit Into The Summer Months. Pat And Neil Maintain A Close And Much More Personal Relationship With Their Fans Than They Were Able To Do In 80's During The Heights Of Their Commercial Success. Http //www.Benatargiraldo.Com
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"Love Is A Battlefield" Is A Song By American Singer Pat Benatar Recorded And Released On September 12 1983 As A Single From Benatar's Live Album Live From Earth Though The Song Itself Was A Studio Recording. It Was Written By Holly Knight And Mike Chapman. The Song Was Ranked At Number 30 In VH1's List Of The 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1980s. "Love Is A Battlefield" Went On To Sell Over A Million Records. The Song Also Peaked At #1 On The U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks Chart In The Autumn Of 1983. Knight And Chapman Wrote This Song For Benatar Initially As A Mid-Tempo Song. After Some Exploration With Drum Machines And The Band Producer Neil Giraldo Decided To Make It An Uptempo Song. The Single Was Benatar's Second US Million-Seller And Is Tied With "We Belong" As Her Highest-Charting Single In The United States. It Topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart For Four Weeks And Peaked At Number Five On The Billboard Hot 100 In December 1983. It Reached Number One On The Australian Singles Chart In February 1984 And Remained There For Five Weeks Becoming The 11th Biggest-Selling Single Of The Year. In The Netherlands The Song Topped The Charts For Four Weeks It Reached Number Two On The 1984 Year-End Chart. The Song Was Re-Released In The United Kingdom In March 1985 And Reached Number 17. It Was Awarded Gold Certification In Canada As Well. The Single Was Unlike Most Of Benatar's Previous Work As It Featured An Electronic Dance Element But Guitars And Drums Were Still Present. In 1984 The Song Won Benatar Her Fourth Consecutive Grammy Award For Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. The Bob Giraldi-Directed Music Video Features Benatar Playing A Rebellious Teenage Girl Running Away From Her Home With Her Father Played By Actor Trey Wilson Warning Her "If You Leave This House Now You Can Just Forget About Coming Back!" After He Disowned Her. Her Mother Looks On Helplessly And Her Brother Played By Actor Philip Cruise Watches Sadly From An Upper-Story Window. She Later Becomes A Taxi Dancer At A Seedy Club To Get By In The City Of New York. She Writes To Her Brother Telling Him About Her Exciting New Life While Her Father Seems To Feel Guilty About Being Angry At Her. Later In The Video She Witnesses The Club Owner Played By Actor Gary Chryst Harassing Another Dancer. Benatar Rounds Up The Women And Leads A Rebellion Against Him. As The Club Owner Is Cornered By The Women Against His Will He Tries To Seduce Benatar Only To Have Her Throw A Drink In His Face. Angered By This He Tries Once Again To Assault Her But Benatar And The Women Overpower And Defeat Him Then Storm Out Of The Club Dancing Into The Sunrise Before Bidding Goodbye To One Another Thanking Benatar For Their Escape. The Women Escape And Strike Out On Their Own And Benatar Walks Into The Sunrise. The Final Scene Shows Benatar Sitting In The Back Of A Bus Headed For An Unknown Destination. The Video Was Choreographed By Michael Peters Who Appears Briefly In The Video. A Special Dance Club Remix Of The Song Was Created By Jellybean Benitez. Benitez Also Created An Edited Version Of His Mix Specifically For The Video. It Differs Slightly In Structure And Instrumentation And Aside From Appearing In The Video Has Never Been Commercially Released. The Video Was One Of The First Ever To Feature The Use Of Dialogue - Philip Bailey's "I Know" Was The First But Benatar's Got More Exposure. The Scenes Featuring Dialogue Include The Opening Scene Of Benatar Stomping Out Of The House While Being Berated By Her Father And The Scene Featuring The Pimp Harassing The Female Dancer In Which She Shouts "Leave Me Alone!" The Video Was Nominated For An MTV Video Music Award For Best Female Video And Is Included On The DVD For The Film 13 Going On 30.
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Pat Benatar Is A Four-Time Grammy Winning Musician With Six Platinum And Four Gold Albums To Her Credit. Singing Such Hit Singles As "I Need A Lover" "Heartbreaker" "Fire And Ice" "Treat Me Right" "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" "Hell Is For Children" "Shadows Of The Night" And "Love Is A Battlefield" Benatar Is Acknowledged As One Of The Leading Female Rock Vocalists In The Industry. She Was Born In The Neighborhood Of Greenpoint In Brooklyn New York City New York On January 10 1953 As Patricia Andrzejewski. She Graduated From Lindenhurst High On Long Island In 1971. She Married Her Lead Guitarist Neil "Spyder" Geraldo In 1982 And She Has Two Children Named Haley And Hana. In 1973 Benatar Quit Her Job As A Bank Teller To Pursue A Singing Career After Being Inspired By A Liza Minnelli Concert She Saw In Richmond. She Got A Job As A Singing Waitress At A Flapper-Esque Nightclub Named "The Roaring Twenties" And Got A Gig Singing In Lounge Band Coxon's Army. They Garnered Enough Attention To Be The Subject Of A Never-Aired PBS Special And The Band's Bassist Roger Capps Would Go On To Be The Original Bass Player For The Pat Benatar Band. This Period Also Yielded Benatar's First Solo Single – 1974's "Day Gig" – Until Her Eventual Major Label Debut On Chrysalis Records In 1979. The Song Was Released Via Trace Records And Was Both Written And Produced By Coxon's Army Band Leader Phil Coxon. Benatar's Big Break Came In 1975 At An Amateur Night At The Comedy Club "Catch A Rising Star" In New York City. Her Rousing Rendition Of Judy Garland's "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" Earned Her A Call Back By Club Owner Rick Newman Who Would Later Become Her Manager. After Many Years Of Producing Big Budget Albums Neil And Pat Have Continued To Produce Albums Together Even Though They Have Decided To End Their Association With Major Labels. They Have Chosen Instead To Place The Care Of Their Children Above Industry Demands And Make Records At Home In Their Own Professional Quality Studio. Each Summer When Their Girls Get Out Of School For Vacation They All Pack Up Board A Tour Bus And Set Out To Play As Many Shows As They Can Fit Into The Summer Months. Pat And Neil Maintain A Close And Much More Personal Relationship With Their Fans Than They Were Able To Do In 80's During The Heights Of Their Commercial Success. Http //www.Benatargiraldo.Com
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"Love Is a Battlefield" is a song by American singer Pat Benatar, recorded and released on September 12, 1983, as a single from Benatar's live album Live from Earth, though the song itself was a studio recording. It was written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. The song was ranked at number 30 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. "Love Is a Battlefield" went on to sell over a million records. The song also peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks Chart in the Autumn of 1983.
Knight and Chapman wrote this song for Benatar initially as a mid-tempo song. After some exploration with drum machines and the band, producer Neil Giraldo decided to make it an uptempo song. The single was Benatar's second US million-seller and is tied with "We Belong" as her highest-charting single in the United States. It topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1983.
It reached number one on the Australian singles chart in February 1984 and remained there for five weeks, becoming the 11th biggest-selling single of the year. In the Netherlands, the song topped the charts for four weeks; it reached number two on the 1984 year-end chart. The song was re-released in the United Kingdom in March 1985 and reached number 17. It was awarded gold certification in Canada as well.
The single was unlike most of Benatar's previous work, as it featured an electronic dance element, but guitars and drums were still present. In 1984, the song won Benatar her fourth consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
The Bob Giraldi-directed music video features Benatar playing a rebellious teenage girl running away from her home with her father (played by actor Trey Wilson) warning her, "If you leave this house now, you can just forget about coming back!" after he disowned her. Her mother looks on helplessly and her brother (played by actor Philip Cruise) watches sadly from an upper-story window. She later becomes a taxi dancer at a seedy club to get by in the city of New York. She writes to her brother, telling him about her exciting new life, while her father seems to feel guilty about being angry at her. Later in the video, she witnesses the club owner (played by actor Gary Chryst) harassing another dancer. Benatar rounds up the women and leads a rebellion against him. As the club owner is cornered by the women against his will, he tries to seduce Benatar only to have her throw a drink in his face. Angered by this, he tries once again to assault her but Benatar and the women overpower and defeat him, then storm out of the club dancing into the sunrise before bidding goodbye to one another, thanking Benatar for their escape. The women escape and strike out on their own and Benatar walks into the sunrise. The final scene shows Benatar sitting in the back of a bus headed for an unknown destination. The video was choreographed by Michael Peters, who appears briefly in the video.
A special dance club remix of the song was created by Jellybean Benitez. Benitez also created an edited version of his mix specifically for the video. It differs slightly in structure and instrumentation, and aside from appearing in the video, has never been commercially released.
The video was one of the first ever to feature the use of dialogue - Philip Bailey's "I Know" was the first but Benatar's got more exposure. The scenes featuring dialogue include the opening scene of Benatar stomping out of the house while being berated by her father and the scene featuring the pimp harassing the female dancer in which she shouts "Leave me alone!"
The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video and is included on the DVD for the film 13 Going on 30. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.