Complete List Of Poison Songs From A to Z

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Poison built one of the most successful catalogs of the 1980s hard rock era, turning songs such as “Talk Dirty to Me,” “Nothin’ But a Good Time,” “Fallen Angel,” and “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” into radio staples that continue to resonate with rock fans decades later. Formed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1983 by Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, and Rikki Rockett, the band relocated to Los Angeles and completed its classic lineup with guitarist C.C. DeVille. Their combination of catchy hooks, a larger-than-life image, and relentless touring helped transform Poison from a club act into one of the biggest bands of the glam metal era.

The group’s breakthrough came with Look What the Cat Dragged In in 1986, followed by the multi-Platinum successes of Open Up and Say… Ahh! and Flesh & Blood. Along the way, Poison scored a string of hit singles including “I Want Action,” “I Won’t Forget You,” “Unskinny Bop,” and “Something to Believe In,” along with its only Number 1 hit, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” Despite lineup changes, shifting musical trends, and periods of inactivity, the band continued to record and tour while maintaining a loyal fan base. Poison’s official history credits the group with more than 40 million records and DVDs sold worldwide.

This complete list of Poison songs brings together the band’s seven studio albums, studio recordings issued on live and compilation releases, cover projects, B-sides, bonus tracks, alternate mixes, and the four MTV Unplugged performances included on Crack a Smile… and More!. From the raw energy of the earliest recordings to the polished hits that made Poison an MTV favorite, the catalog remains one of the most recognizable bodies of work to emerge from the 1980s hard rock scene.

Complete List Of Poison Songs From A to Z

“#1 Bad Boy” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“7 Days Over You” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Ain’t That the Truth” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Baby Gets Around a Bit” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Back to the Rocking Horse” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Bad to Be Good” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Ball and Chain” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Bastard Son of a Thousand Blues” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Be the One” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Best Thing You Ever Had” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Blame It on You” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Blind Faith” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Body Talk” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Bring It Home” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Can’t Bring Me Down” – Power to the People (2000)
“Can’t You See” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Come Hell or High Water” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Cover of the Rolling Stone” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Crack a Smile” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Cry Tough” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Dead Flowers” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Devil Woman” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Doin’ as I Seen on My TV” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Don’t Give Up an Inch” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Emperor’s New Clothes” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Live on MTV Unplugged)” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Face the Hangman” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Fallen Angel” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Get ‘Ya Some” – Hollyweird (2002)
“God Save the Queen” – Flesh & Blood (Bonus Track Version) (2006)
“Good Love” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Hollyweird” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Home (Bret’s Story)” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Home (C.C.’s Story)” – Hollyweird (2002)
“I Hate Every Bone in Your Body but Mine” – Power to the People (2000)
“I Need to Know” – Poison’d! (2007)
“I Never Cry” – Poison’d! (2007)
“I Want Action” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“I Want Action (Single Version)” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (20th Anniversary Edition) (2006)
“I Won’t Forget You” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Just What I Needed” – Poison’d! (2007)
“The Last Song” – Power to the People (2000)
“Lay Your Body Down” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Let It Play” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Let Me Go to the Show” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Life Goes On” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Life Loves a Tragedy” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Little Willy” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Livin’ for the Minute” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Livin’ in the Now” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Look But You Can’t Touch” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Look What the Cat Dragged In” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Love on the Rocks” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Mr. Smiley” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Native Tongue” – Native Tongue (1993)
“No More Lookin’ Back (Poison Jazz)” – Swallow This Live (1991)
“No Ring, No Gets” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Nothin’ But a Good Time” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“One More for the Bone” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Only Time Will Tell” – Swallow This Live (1991)
“Play Dirty” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Poor Boy Blues” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Power to the People” – Power to the People (2000)
“Richie’s Acoustic Thang” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Ride Child Ride” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Ride the Wind” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Rock and Roll All Nite” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Rock Star” – Hollyweird (2002)
“The Scream” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Set You Free” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Sexual Thing” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“SexyBack” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Shooting Star” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Shut Up, Make Love” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“So Tell Me Why” – Swallow This Live (1991)
“Something to Believe In” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Something to Believe In (Acoustic Version with Alternative Lyrics)” – Flesh & Blood (Bonus Track Version) (2006)
“Souls on Fire” – Swallow This Live (1991)
“Squeeze Box” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Squeeze Box” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Stand” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Stand (Acoustic Mix)” – Native Tongue 2LP (2024)
“Stay Alive” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Strange” – Power to the People (2000)
“Strange Days of Uncle Jack” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Strike Up the Band” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Stupid, Stoned & Dumb” – Hollyweird (2002)
“Suffragette City” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Swampjuice (Soul-O)” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Talk Dirty to Me” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Talk Dirty to Me (Live on MTV Unplugged)” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Tearin’ Down the Walls” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“That’s the Way I Like It” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Theatre of the Soul” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Tragically Unhip” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Unskinny Bop” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Unskinny Bop (Live on MTV Unplugged)” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)
“Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)” – Native Tongue (1993)
“Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice) (Ice Mix)” – Native Tongue 2LP (2024)
“Valley of Lost Souls” – Flesh & Blood (1990)
“Want Some, Need Some” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
“Wasteland” – Hollyweird (2002)
“We’re an American Band” – Poison’d! (2007)
“What I Like About You” – Poison’d! (2007)
“When the Whip Comes Down” – Stand single (1993)
“Wishful Thinkin’” – Hollyweird (2002)
“You Don’t Mess Around with Jim (Demo Version)” – Look What the Cat Dragged In (20th Anniversary Edition) (2006)
“Your Mama Don’t Dance” – Open Up and Say… Ahh! (1988)
“Your Mama Don’t Dance” – Poison’d! (2007)
“Your Mama Don’t Dance (Live on MTV Unplugged)” – Crack a Smile… and More! (2000)