| Once Bitten, Twice Shy | |
| Cover: | Ian Hunter once bitten.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ian Hunter |
| Album: | Ian Hunter |
| B-Side: | 3,000 Miles from Here |
| Released: | 4 April 1975 |
| Recorded: | January–March 1975 |
| Studio: | AIR Studios, London |
| Genre: | Rock and roll[1] |
| Length: | 3:52 |
| Label: | Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment |
| Producer: | Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson |
| Next Title: | Who Do You Love? |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" is a song written and recorded by Ian Hunter, released in 1975 as his debut solo single from his debut solo album Ian Hunter. The song reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
The song was included in the 2017 feature-length biographical documentary, and compilation soundtrack,[3] entitled Beside Bowie: the Mick Ronson Story.[4]
The song has been covered by the Angels, Shaun Cassidy, and Eddie & the Hot Rods, among others.
| Once Bitten, Twice Shy | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Great White |
| Album: | ...Twice Shy |
| B-Side: | Slow Ride |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Studio: | Total Access (Redondo Beach, California) |
| Length: | 5:24 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Alan Niven, Michael Lardie |
| Prev Title: | Mista Bone |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | The Angel Song |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" was covered in 1989 by American rock band Great White on their fourth album, ...Twice Shy. This version was also released as a single, which charted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, at No. 6 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart[5] and again in the UK.[6]
This version's video was placed on New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos.[7]
Billboard's reviewer came to conclusion that success of LP in its chart will be a "strong support" to single and "should place this boogieing rocker on a large number of playlists."[8]