| Hell Is for Children | |
| Artist: | Pat Benatar |
| Album: | Crimes of Passion |
| Recorded: | 1980 |
| Genre: | Hard rock |
| Length: | 4:48 |
| Label: | Chrysalis |
| Producer: | Keith Olsen |
"Hell Is for Children" is a hard rock song by American rock singer Pat Benatar. It was written by guitarist Neil Giraldo, bass player Roger Capps and Benatar. The song is about child abuse and was recorded by Benatar in 1980 for her second studio album Crimes of Passion.[1] [2] [3] While it was not released as an A-side single, it was a hit on album-rock radio stations as it reached number 7 on the Tunecaster Rock Tracks Chart.[4]
Pat Benatar started writing the song after reading a series of articles on child abuse in The New York Times. She was shocked to learn such things happen and wanted to write about it.[5]
A live version of this song from her album Live from Earth (1983) was released as the B-side of her "Love Is a Battlefield" single three years later.