Don't Need a Gun

"Don't Need a Gun"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Whiplash Smile
B-side "Fatal Charm"
Released 1986
Format 7", 12", cassette single
Label Chrysalis
Songwriter(s) Billy Idol
Producer(s) Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"To Be a Lover"
(1986)		 "Don't Need a Gun"
(1986)		 "Sweet Sixteen"
(1987)
Music video
"Don't Need a Gun" on YouTube

"Don't Need a Gun" is a song by Billy Idol from his 1986 studio album Whiplash Smile. It became the album's second single.

Background and writing

"Don't Need a Gun" was written by Billy Idol. The song has a clear content about the risk of using firearms.

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Germany[1] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 29
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 37
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 10

References

  1. ↑ "spanishcharts.com - Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Charts.nz – Billy Idol – Don't Need a Gun". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Don't Need a Gun". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Billy Idol Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Billy Idol Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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