Every Rose Has Its Thorn
~ Recording by Poison
Annotation
USCA28800073 is original master
USCA29601150 is remastered 1996
USCA20300335 is remastered 2003
Annotation last modified on 2020-09-15 10:33 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! (uncensored cover, club edition) | Poison | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Columbia House (direct‐mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | CDP 548493 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | Poison | Single |
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| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | Poison | Single |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | B-44203 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | Poison | Single |
| Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | C3-44203-2 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! | Poison | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997), Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | 25DP 5023 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! (Club Edition) | Poison | Album |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | D 173989 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! | Poison | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | C2 48493 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! (uncensored cover) | Poison | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | CDP 7 48493 2 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! | Poison | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | CDP 7 48493 2 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! | Poison | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Enigma (80s US rock & alternative) | CDP 548493 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up and Say… Ahh! | Poison | Album |
| Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or _target behind name, 1981–1999; big L and record logo, 2018–) | CDLIB 5137 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Hits Now ’89 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Australia) | 840 176-2 |
| 1.6 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | Metal Ballads, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 74219 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:17 | Poison | Pure Soft Metal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Stylus Music | SMD 996 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has It’s Thorn | ?:?? | Poison | Pure Soft Metal: It Takes Your Breath Away | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Stylus Music | SMR 996 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has It’s Thorn | ?:?? | Poison | Pure Soft Metal: It Takes Your Breath Away | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Stylus Music | SMC 996 |
| 1.3 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | 261 350 |
| 2.12 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Kuschelrock 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 472444 2 |
| 2.12 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Knuffelrock 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 472650 2 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI France | 799463 2 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | Rock the First, Volume Five | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sandstone Music, DCC Compact Classics | D233045-2 |
| 2.12 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | KuschelRock 6 (Gold-Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 472444 9 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | The Greatest Hits of the 80's, Volume 5 - Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | S21-17900 |
| 1.6 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | Sounds of the Eighties: 1988 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | R988-10, S21-18487 |
| 1.4 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986–1996 | Poison | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CDP 7243 8 53375 2 9, D116525 |
| 1.4 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986–1996 | Poison | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 553375 |
| 1.13 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Het beste uit de eeuwige 100, deel 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Rock Anthems, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD 110 |
| 1.17 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | Rock Ballads 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | The No.1 Rock Ballads Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Ballads From the Heart | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DOU 882432 |
| 2.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Burning Heart 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Insight (Polygram sublabel) | 553 855-2, 553 856-2 |
| 1.15 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Crank It Up | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Cornerstone Promotions (Put out compilation CDs w/ Sony Music Special Products) | MSD2-37123 |
| 1.4 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Eighteen Rock Hard Hits, Vol. 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Heart Beats | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DOU 878262 |
| 1.5 | Every Rose Has It's Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | High Gear Hits (Vol. I) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 2.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Ich liebe dich | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DU 876032 |
| 1.17 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Ich steh auf Rock, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 74321 46548 2 |
| 1.5 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Monsters of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie | A2-28805, A-28806, A-28807 |
| 1.16 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Only You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 870532 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Soft Rock Collected | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky Special Products | DC 881482 |
| 1.12 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | The No. 1 Rock Ballads Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!), PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 555 3092 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | Monsters of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie | 89004-2 |
| 2.3 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | 100 Hits of Romance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.27 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:17 | Poison | Het beste uit de top 100 allertijden: Editie ’98 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | |
| 2.13 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:17 | Poison | Het beste uit de top 100 allertijden: Editie ’98 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Nederland B.V.) | 555 850-2 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Love Bites: More Romantic Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75323/A 33573 |
| 1.5 | Every Rose Has its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | Red Hot | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mystic Music | 72438-19817-2-6 |
| 2.9 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Love Classics from the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 854312 |
| 2.2 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Great Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | CB 858392 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Kneipenhits: Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | GDO 858062 |
| 2.12 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Kuschelrock 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 472444 2, SMM 472444 2 |
| 2.2 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Schmuse Rock, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | GHR 855512 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Soft Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 858522, BX 858532, BX 858542, CB 858512 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:17 | Poison | Superhits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| L&D Records | LBSCD 020 |
| 1.7 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Soft Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | Every Rose Has It's Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Serious Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Plus | 724357614924 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | 314545884-2 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | A Year in Your Life: 1988, Volume One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Definitive Records ("A Year in Your Life" series, et al.) | 27811 |
| 1.9 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Guitar Rock: Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R186-03 |
| 8.4 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | One‐Hit Wonders | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DB 610292 |
| 1.6 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Rock Champions | Poison | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Plus | |
| 1.9 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Rock Hit Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 74321840652 |
| 5.4 | Every Rose Has It’s Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Soft Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DB 645032 |
| 1.9 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Absolute Rock Ballads Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | ACCD 3002 |
| 1.9 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Lovy Metal, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | 2328 2 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 905236 |
| 2.11 | Every Rose Has It's Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Burner | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 069 721-2 |
| 1.13 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Pop! Goes the ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Power Ballads, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets | 440064787-2 |
| 1.10 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Pure 80’s Rocks | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records | 314 584 962-2 |
| 2.16 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | The Best Beer Drinking Songs, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music New Zealand | |
| 1.9 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Absolutely the Best of Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Fuel 2000 Records | 302 061 308 2 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Best of Ballads and Blues | Poison | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 72435-91407-2-8 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Best of Ballads and Blues | Poison | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.9 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Absolutely the Best of Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Fuel 2000 Records | 302 061 308 2 |
| 1.5 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Acoustic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD364 |
| 1.17 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) | |
| 2.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:18 | Poison | Hard ’n’ Heavy: Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.12 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | ?:?? | Poison | Kuschelrock 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 4724445 |
| 1.11 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | The Greatest Rock Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 5.13 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Complete Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) | 3120702 |
| 1.14 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Power Ballads Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | B0005013-02 |
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:17 | Poison | All‐Time Greatest: Metal Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Remastered 2003 | 4:20 | Poison | Open Up And Say…Ahh! (20th Anniversary Edition) | Poison | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C5-45720 |
| 6.13 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:17 | Poison | More 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DB 902734 |
| 1.5 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | The Original Heavy Metal Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 73543 2 C |
| 1.3 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Monster Ballads (platinum edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie | 7930189107-2 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock | Poison | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 357 2212 |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock | Poison | Album + Compilation | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 09463-57221-2-3, 357 2212 | |
| 1.8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock | Poison | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 09463-49510-2-9 |
| 1.10 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Die Hit-Giganten: Rockballaden | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 81015 2 |
| 1.10 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:19 | Poison | Absolute Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4060 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 3.17 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:21 | Poison | Capitol Records 50th Anniversary 1942–1992 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | DPRO-79242, DPRO-79243, DPRO-79244, DPRO-79245, DPRO-79246, DPRO-79247, DPRO-79248, DPRO-79249 |
| 1.11 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:23 | Poison | Circuit City Gift Certificate: 1996 CD Sampler | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.17 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:17 | Poison | Retro‐Spective: EMI Catalogue Conference Sampler 1997 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Catalogue | CATPRO100 |
| 2.10 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Mail on Sunday (newspaper) | MOS020 |
| 2.10 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:22 | Poison | Rock Anthems (Alternate disc 1) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Mail on Sunday (newspaper) | MOS020, MOS020-A2, MOS020-B2 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 4:20 | Poison | Bad Boy Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Metacom Music | #314545881-2 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Duane Baron |
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| producer: | Tom Werman |
| mixer: | Duane Baron John Purdell Tom Werman |
| bass guitar: | Bobby Dall |
| drums (drum set): | Rikki Rockett |
| guitar: | C.C. DeVille |
| lead vocals: | Bret Michaels |
| sampled by: | Every Cowboy Is a Cat by Girl Talk (US producer and mashup artist Gregg Gillis) |
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| mash-ups: | Let Every Rose Have Its Thorn by G3RSt |
| edits: | Every Rose Has Its Thorn |
| part of: | VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 34) (order: 34) |
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| recording of: | Every Rose Has Its Thorn |
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Related works
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
| writer: | Bobby Dall C.C. DeVille Bret Michaels Rikki Rockett |
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| publisher: | Cyanide Publishing Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) |
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| later parody versions: | Every Crown Has Its Thorns |
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| later translated versions: | Todo amor tem um fim |
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