I Saw Red

"I Saw Red"
Single by Warrant
from the album Cherry Pie
ReleasedNovember 1990
Recorded1990
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
Length3:47
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jani Lane
Warrant singles chronology
"Cherry Pie"
(1990)
"I Saw Red"
(1990)
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
(1991)
"I Saw Red (Acoustic)"
Single by Warrant
from the album The Best of Warrant
Released1996
Length3:45
Songwriter(s)Jani Lane

"I Saw Red" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Warrant. It was released in December 1990 as the second single from Warrant's second album Cherry Pie. The song was one of Warrant's most successful singles, reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1991,[3] number 14 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart[4] and number 36 on the Australian charts and spawning two music videos.

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Metal Ballads - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ McPadden, Mike (August 7, 2015). "5 Hair Metal Ballads Inspired By/Ripped Off From Extreme's "More Than Words"". VH1. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Warrant - Hot 100". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Warrant - Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard.