I Hate Myself for Loving You

"I Hate Myself for Loving You"
"I Hate Myself for Loving You"
Single by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
from the album Up Your Alley
B-side	"Love Is a Pain" (live); "I Can't Control Myself"; (non-album track)
Released	June 1988
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:07
Label	Blackheart
Songwriter(s)	Joan Jett; Desmond Child;
Producer(s)	Desmond Child; Kenny Laguna;
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts singles chronology

"I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a song by American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Up Your Alley (1988). The song reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, Jett's third and last single to reach the top 10, and was her first since "Crimson and Clover" in 1982. The song spent six weeks longer on the charts than did the group's biggest hit, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (which was on the chart for 20 weeks). On September 10, 2011, the single reached number 39 on the US Rock Digital Songs chart.^[2]

Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor played the guitar solo in the song.^[3] One of the backing vocalists featured on the Up Your Alley album was Louie Merlino, later the founder of the band Beggars & Thieves.

A cover of The Troggs' song "I Can't Control Myself" was featured as a B-side on the CD single, a non-album track.^[4]

Reception and usage in other media

Cash Box called it "a mean, growling performance from the high-flying Jett" in which "over a craggy landscape of heavy guitars she exudes a sexual anger and power."^[5]

The song received a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 31st Grammy Awards.

The song was adapted for NBC Sunday Night Football, named "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night" with Carrie Underwood (previously Pink and Faith Hill) on vocal and Joan Jett on guitar.

The song was used in the opening scene of Harley Quinn moving on after her breakup with the Joker in Birds of Prey and for the Season 5 trailer for Big Mouth.

The song was used in Family Guy in the Season 12 episode "Vestigial Peter".^[6]

Taiwanese amateur composer Pei-Li Sun had extracted the chorus of this song for his solo work for the zhongruan named "Zhongruan Rock", written in 1993 and revised on 2008.^[7]

Personnel

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Joan Jett – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Ricky Byrd – lead guitar, backing vocals
Kasim Sulton – bass, backing vocals
Thommy Price – drums

Additional musicians

Ronnie Lawson – keyboards
Mick Taylor – guitar solo
Desmond Child – production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[8]	33
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[9]	24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	8
Paraguay (El Siglo de Torreón)^[12]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	46
US Billboard Hot 100^[15]	8
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[16]	20
US Top 100 Singles (Cash Box)^[17]	10
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)^[18]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	85

References

^ Deusner, Stephen (February 18, 2017). "We're all livin' on a prayer: How a hair band anthem from the least cool '80s rockers became a classic". Salon. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
^ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ Wissmuller, Christian (Oct/Nov 2007) "Mick Taylor: Soul Survivor". Jazzed Magazine.
^ "Joan Jett And The Blackhearts* - I Hate Myself For Loving You". Discogs. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 18, 1988. p. 8. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ Joy Maraveyias (August 9, 2014). Dr Hartman's break. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via YouTube.
^ "Digital Score Centre for Chinese Music - Zhongruan Rock, by Pei-Li Sun". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 2. October 2, 1988. p. 6. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joan Jett the Blackhearts" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 73. June 4, 1988. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 15, 1988". Cash Box. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

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[1] Deusner, Stephen (February 18, 2017). "We're all livin' on a prayer: How a hair band anthem from the least cool '80s rockers became a classic". Salon. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[2] "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[3] Wissmuller, Christian (Oct/Nov 2007) "Mick Taylor: Soul Survivor". Jazzed Magazine.

[4] "Joan Jett And The Blackhearts* - I Hate Myself For Loving You". Discogs. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

[cb-5] "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 18, 1988. p. 8. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[6] Joy Maraveyias (August 9, 2014). Dr Hartman's break. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via YouTube.

[7] "Digital Score Centre for Chinese Music - Zhongruan Rock, by Pei-Li Sun". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

[8] "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 2. October 2, 1988. p. 6. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_Joan_Jett_the_Blackhearts-9] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joan Jett the Blackhearts" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Joan_Jett_&_the_Blackhearts-10] "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[sc_New_Zealand_Joan_Jett_&_the_Blackhearts-11] "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[12] "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 73. June 4, 1988. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[sc_Sweden_Joan_Jett_&_the_Blackhearts-13] "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Joan_Jett_and_the_Blackhearts-14] "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Joan_Jett_the_Blackhearts-15] "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Joan_Jett_the_Blackhearts-16] "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[17] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 15, 1988". Cash Box. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[18] * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000

[19] "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

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v t e Joan Jett
Studio albums	Joan Jett / Bad Reputation I Love Rock 'n Roll Album Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth Good Music Up Your Alley The Hit List Notorious Pure and Simple Naked Sinner Unvarnished
Compilation albums	Do You Wanna Touch Me Flashback Great Hits Fit to Be Tied Fetish Jett Rock Greatest Hits Bad Reputation (Music from the Original Motion Picture)
Extended plays	I Love Rock 'n' Roll 92
Singles	"Bad Reputation" "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "Crimson and Clover" "Everyday People" "I Love You Love Me Love" "Cherry Bomb" "Roadrunner" "Light of Day" "I Hate Myself for Loving You" "Dirty Deeds" "Love Hurts" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" "Androgynous"
Related articles	Discography The Runaways Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Evil Stig Bad Reputation (2018 film)