Hit Me With Your Best Shot

"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" is a song recorded by American rock singer Pat Benatarand written by Eddie Schwartz. In 1980, it was released as the second single from her second album Crimes of Passion, which became her biggest-selling album. It hit No. 7 in Cash Box, and reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Top 10 hit in the US. It was particularly popular at album-rock radio stations, peaking at number 1 on the US Tunecaster Rock Tracks chart. It was also a Top 10 hit in Canada, although the only other country in which it charted was Australia where it reached the Top 40.
The song is played in the 2001 film School and the Backyard Gang during a montage of the Backyard Gang cleaning Studio C.
A music video of the song was released internationally by Nickelodeon to promote the release in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Category:Songs