Once Bitten, Twice Shy
{{Short description|1975 single by Ian Hunter}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Other uses|Once Bitten (disambiguation){{!}}Once Bitten}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Once Bitten, Twice Shy
| cover = Ian Hunter once bitten.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ian Hunter
| album = Ian Hunter
| B-side = 3,000 Miles from Here
| released = 4 April 1975
| recorded = January–March 1975
| studio =AIR Studios, London
| genre = Rock and roll{{cite web|last=Guarisco|first=Donald A.|title=Ian Hunter - Ian Hunter {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ian-hunter-mw0000203706|access-date=22 November 2020|website=AllMusic}}
| length = 3:52
| label = Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment
| writer = Ian Hunter
| producer = Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Who Do You Love?
| next_year = 1975
}}
"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" is a song written and recorded by Ian Hunter, released in 1975 as his debut solo single from his debut solo album Ian Hunter. The song reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Paper%20Doll | title = Once Bitten Twice Shy The Official Charts Company | access-date = 2 March 2011 | publisher = Official Charts Company}}
The song was included in the 2017 feature-length biographical documentary, and compilation soundtrack,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/view/1376537|title=Various - Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story The Soundtrack | Releases|website=Discogs.com}} entitled Beside Bowie: the Mick Ronson Story.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jh6LSgwow|title=Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie|date=17 July 2017|via=YouTube}}
The song has been covered by the Angels, Shaun Cassidy, and Eddie & the Hot Rods, among others.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Great White cover
{{Infobox song
| name = Once Bitten, Twice Shy
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Great White
| album = ...Twice Shy
| B-side = Slow Ride
| released = 1989
| recorded =
| studio =Total Access (Redondo Beach, California)
| genre = {{hlist|Pop metal{{cite web|last=Masley|first=Ed|date=8 July 2014|title=Best '80s pop-metal songs, from Def Leppard to Poison|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/07/08/best-pop-metal-songs-80s-def-leppard/12367099/|access-date=22 November 2020|website=The Arizona Republic}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Best of 80's Metal, Vol. 2 - Various Artists {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/best-of-80s-metal-vol-2-mw0000019739|access-date=6 January 2021|website=AllMusic}}|glam metal{{Cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/858901054|title=The big book of hair metal : the illustrated oral history of heavy metal's debauched decade|date=2014|isbn=978-0-7603-4546-7|location=Minneapolis, MN|oclc=858901054|pages=168}}|hard rock{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-the-first-vol-2-mw0000279402|title=Rock the First, Vol. 2 - Various Artists {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Donkers|first=Chuck|website=AllMusic |access-date=6 January 2021}}|website=AllMusic}}
| length = 5:24
| label = Capitol
| writer = Ian Hunter
| producer = Alan Niven, Michael Lardie
| prev_title = Mista Bone
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = The Angel Song
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video
| type = single
| header = Music videos
| 1 = {{YouTube|Bz61YQWZuYU|"Once Bitten, Twice Shy"}}
}}
}}
"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" was covered in 1989 by American rock band Great White on their fourth album, ...Twice Shy. This version was also released as a single, which charted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, at No. 6 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/twice-shy-r8606/charts-awards/billboard-single|title=...Twice Shy Billboard Singles|access-date=2 March 2011|website=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation}} and again in the UK.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Once%20Bitten%20Twice%20Shy|title=Once Bitten Twice Shy 1989 The Official Charts Company|access-date=2 March 2011|publisher=Official Charts Company}}
This version's video was placed on a New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos.{{Cite news|last=Edwards|first=Gavin|date=2020-05-05|title=15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/arts/music/hair-metal-videos.html|access-date=2021-03-15|issn=0362-4331}}
=Critical reception=
Billboard's reviewer came to conclusion that success of LP in its chart will be a "strong support" to single and "should place this boogieing rocker on a large number of playlists."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-05-13.pdf|title=Review: Great White – Once Bitten, Twice Shy|magazine=Billboard|date=13 May 1989|volume=101|number=19|page=77|location=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|access-date=24 June 2022|via=World Radio History|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403230135/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-05-13.pdf|archive-date=3 April 2022}}
=Charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1989) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|11|chartid=6439|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="can"}} |
| {{single chart|UK|83|date=19890820|rowheader=true|access-date=20 September 2018|refname="uk"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|5|artist=Great White|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="hot100"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|6|artist=Great White|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}} |
=Certifications=
{{certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Once Bitten, Twice Shy|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1989|artist=Great White|certyear=1989}}
{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Track listings
=Ian Hunter 1975 single=
- "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" – 3:52
- "3,000 Miles from Here" – 2:48
=Great White 1989 single=
- "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" – 5:20
- "Slow Ride" – 3:53
- "Wasted Rock Ranger" (Cassette only)
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|Bz61YQWZuYU|"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" – Great White video clip}}
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Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Ian Hunter (singer) songs
Category:Songs written by Ian Hunter (singer)
Category:Warner Records singles
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