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“Poison Heart” by The Ramones
From the album Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“Poison Heart” by The Ramones appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1992 and 2003. It was first released in 1992 on the album Mondo Bizarro. Its best result is #48 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #114 alternative song of 1992 and #4,986 alternative song of all time.
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Former bassist Dee Dee Ramone wrote "Poison Heart" for the Ramones, with Daniel Rey sharing the credit, and it landed on Mondo Bizarro in 1992 and went out as a single. Ed Stasium produced and mixed it for Radioactive, with Joey Ramone singing lead, Johnny on guitar, C.J. Ramone on bass, Marky on drums and Flo & Eddie chiming in on backing vocals.
It moves slower than most Ramones songs, and the downshift suits it, leaving Joey room to brood and swell. Samuel Bayer directed the video, and the song plays out the closing credits of Pet Sematary Two, a 1992 horror movie.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 | 105 |
| 1992 | 73 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1710 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1079 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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