10,000 Lovers (In One)

"10,000 Lovers (In One)"
Single by TNT
from the album Tell No Tales
B-side"Desperate Night"
Released1987
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length2:53
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø, Diesel Dahl
Producer(s)Bjørn Nessjø
TNT singles chronology
"'Everyone's a Star'"
(1987)
"10,000 Lovers (In One)"
(1987)
"'Intuition'"
(1989)

"10,000 Lovers (In One)" is a hit single by the Norwegian band TNT, taken from their 1987 album, Tell No Tales. It was written about a girl who TNT's vocalist at that time, Tony Harnell, knew.[citation needed] The single reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in America, peaking at number 100 and earned the band a Norwegian Grammy.[citation needed]

In 2006 TNT recorded a new version of the song together with the Norwegian rapper Vinni from the band Paperboys. This version included newly written and controversial rap lyrics, which fueled Harnell to make a statement.[2]

Vinni joined TNT for a couple of performances of the new version in concerts and on national TV shows. It was scheduled to be included on a compilation of Norwegian hits, but it was cancelled due to unknown problems.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Friday 5: Five Dumbest Hair Metal Jams Ever!". MetalSucks. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ^ "Ex-TNT Singer TONY HARNELL Slams Former Bandmates Over 'Rap' Version Of Classic Song". blabbermouth.net. September 12, 2006. Retrieved 2011-03-16.