Tied Up in Love

"Tied Up in Love"
Single by Ted Nugent
from the album Penetrator
B-side"Lean Mean R & R Machine"
ReleasedFebruary 1984[1][2]
RecordedJuly–August 1983
Studio
Genre
Length4:23
LabelAtlantic
SongwritersRandy Cate, Clif Magness, Ted Nugent
ProducersAshley Howe, Doug Banker
Music video
"Tied Up In Love" on YouTube

"Tied Up in Love" is a song by American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. It was released in 1984 as a single from his album Penetrator. The song is commonly associated with the mid-1980s glam metal movement, which was gaining mainstream popularity at the time, and reflects the hard rock and arena rock–oriented sound characteristic of that era.[3][4][5]

Other versions

A live version was performed on May 3 1986 during the Little Miss Dangerous Tour at Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA but with Dave Amato vocalist.[6][7]

Personnel

  • Ted Nugent – guitar
  • Brian Howe – lead vocals
  • Alan St. Jon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Doug Lubahn – bass
  • Bobby Chouinard – drums

References

  1. ^ "Music Week, 18 February 1984" (PDF). World Radio History. February 18, 1984. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Billboard, 11 February 1984" (PDF). World Radio History. February 11, 1984. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 15, 2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7.
  4. ^ "Penetrator - Ted Nugent". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Ted Nugent | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Ted Nugent Setlist at Cobo Arena, Detroit". setlist.fm. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  7. ^ Tied Up In Love (Live). August 3, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via YouTube.