Hell Is for Children

Song by American rock singer Pat Benatar

For the song of the same title by Vesania, see Distractive Killusions.

"Hell Is for Children"

Song by Pat Benatar
from the album  Crimes of Passion
Recorded| 1980
Genre| Hard rock
Length| 4:48
Label| Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)|

* Neil Giraldo
* Roger Capps
* Pat Benatar

Producer(s)| Keith Olsen

"Hell Is for Children" is a hard rock song by American rock singer Pat Benatar. It was written by guitarist Neil Giraldo, bass player Roger Capps and Benatar. The song is about child abuse and was recorded by Benatar in 1980 for her second studio album Crimes of Passion.[1][2][3] While it was not released as an A-side single, it was a hit on album-rock radio stations as it reached number 7 on the Tunecaster Rock Tracks Chart.[4]

Pat Benatar started writing the song after reading a series of articles on child abuse in The New York Times. She was shocked to learn such things happen and wanted to write about it.[5]

A live version of this song from her album Live from Earth (1983) was released as the B-side of her "Love Is a Battlefield" single three years later.

## Cover versions

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* In 1989, thrash metal band Viking covered the song on the B-side of their album Man of Straw.
* In 2000, heavy metal band Seven Witches covered the song for their album City of Lost Souls.
* In 2002, the American comic horror metal band Rosemary's Billygoat covered the song for their album Evilution.
* In 2009, the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom covered the song for their cover album Skeletons in the Closet.
* In 2013, the American rock band Halestorm covered the song for their EP Reanimate 2.0: The Covers EP.
* In 2021, the American metal band Unto Others covered the song for their album "Strength".

## References

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1. ^ Believermag.com
2. ^ Vegasseven.com[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Rolling Stone
4. ^ "Pat Benatar artist popular songs at Tunecaster".
5. ^ "Hell Is For Children by Pat Benatar". Songfacts. Retrieved 2023-04-27.

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Pat Benatar

Discography

Studio albums|

* In the Heat of the Night
* Crimes of Passion
* Precious Time
* Get Nervous
* Tropico
* Seven the Hard Way
* Wide Awake in Dreamland
* True Love
* Gravity's Rainbow
* Innamorata
* Go

Live albums|

* Live from Earth

Compilations|

* Best Shots
* Synchronistic Wanderings
* Greatest Hits
* Ultimate Collection

Singles|

* "I Need a Lover"
* "Heartbreaker"
* "You Better Run"
* "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
* "Treat Me Right"
* "Hell Is for Children"
* "Fire and Ice"
* "Shadows of the Night"
* "Love Is a Battlefield"
* "We Belong"
* "Invincible"
* "All Fired Up"
* "Don't Walk Away"
* "Everybody Lay Down"

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