Tied Up in Love
| "Tied Up in Love" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Ted Nugent | |
| from the album Penetrator | |
| B-side | "Lean Mean R & R Machine" |
| Released | February 1984[1][2] |
| Recorded | July–August 1983 |
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| Genre | |
| Length | 4:23 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriters | Randy Cate, Clif Magness, Ted Nugent |
| Producers | Ashley 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
- ^ "Music Week, 18 February 1984" (PDF). World Radio History. February 18, 1984. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard, 11 February 1984" (PDF). World Radio History. February 11, 1984. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Penetrator - Ted Nugent". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ "Ted Nugent | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ^ "Ted Nugent Setlist at Cobo Arena, Detroit". setlist.fm. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ^ Tied Up In Love (Live). August 3, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2025 – via YouTube.