Love Is a Battlefield
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"Love Is a Battlefield" is a 1983 pop-rock power ballad by Pat Benatar, known for its anthemic chorus and iconic music video depicting a young woman asserting her independence.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love Is a Battlefield (Amerie version) | 1 |
| Love Is a Battlefield (Pat Benatar music video) | 1 |
| Love Is a Battlefield (music video) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumTypeContext | studio track on live album ⓘ |
| artist | Pat Benatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Neil Giraldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| bSide | Hell Is for Children (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
No. 1 in several countries
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 ⓘ |
| chorusDescription | anthemic ⓘ |
| composer |
Holly Knight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
power ballad ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | "Love is a battlefield" ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Live from Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
drums
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
female independence
ⓘ
love as struggle ⓘ romantic conflict ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Holly Knight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Bob Giraldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoNotableFeature |
choreographed dance confrontation scene
ⓘ
narrative of leaving home and abusive situation ⓘ |
| musicVideoSetting | urban environment ⓘ |
| musicVideoTheme | young woman asserting independence ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | MTV Video Music Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic music video
ⓘ
signature song of Pat Benatar ⓘ |
| performer | Pat Benatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Neil Giraldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Chrysalis Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-09-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Pat Benatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | powerful rock vocal ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Love Is a Battlefield (Pat Benatar music video)
this entity surface form:
Love Is a Battlefield (music video)
this entity surface form:
Love Is a Battlefield (Amerie version)