Song · Faster Pussycat
“Poison Ivy” by Faster Pussycat
From the album Wake Me When It's Over (1989)
“Poison Ivy” by Faster Pussycat appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1989 on the album Wake Me When It's Over. Its best result is #596 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,686 hard rock song of all time.
"Poison Ivy" comes off Wake Me When It's Over, Faster Pussycat's second album, from 1989, the record where the band traded the glam metal of their debut for a heavier, bluesier sound. Taime Downe wrote it with bassist Eric Stacy and sings lead, Brent Muscat and Greg Steele play guitar, Mark Michals drums and Kevin Savigar sits in on piano. John Jansen produced and mixed it.
It got its own music video, as did "House of Pain", a ballad that made the Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 596 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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