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"Love Is A Battlefield" Is A Song By American Singer Pat Benatar Recorded And Released On September 12 1983 As A Single From Benatar's Live Album Live From Earth Though The Song Itself Was A Studio Recording. It Was Written By Holly Knight And Mike Chapman. The Song Was Ranked At Number 30 In VH1's List Of The 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1980s. "Love Is A Battlefield" Went On To Sell Over A Million Records. The Song Also Peaked At #1 On The U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks Chart In The Autumn Of 1983. Knight And Chapman Wrote This Song For Benatar Initially As A Mid-Tempo Song. After Some Exploration With Drum Machines And The Band Producer Neil Giraldo Decided To Make It An Uptempo Song. The Single Was Benatar's Second US Million-Seller And Is Tied With "We Belong" As Her Highest-Charting Single In The United States. It Topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart For Four Weeks And Peaked At Number Five On The Billboard Hot 100 In December 1983. It Reached Number One On The Australian Singles Chart In February 1984 And Remained There For Five Weeks Becoming The 11th Biggest-Selling Single Of The Year. In The Netherlands The Song Topped The Charts For Four Weeks It Reached Number Two On The 1984 Year-End Chart. The Song Was Re-Released In The United Kingdom In March 1985 And Reached Number 17. It Was Awarded Gold Certification In Canada As Well. The Single Was Unlike Most Of Benatar's Previous Work As It Featured An Electronic Dance Element But Guitars And Drums Were Still Present. In 1984 The Song Won Benatar Her Fourth Consecutive Grammy Award For Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. The Bob Giraldi-Directed Music Video Features Benatar Playing A Rebellious Teenage Girl Running Away From Her Home With Her Father Played By Actor Trey Wilson Warning Her "If You Leave This House Now You Can Just Forget About Coming Back!" After He Disowned Her. Her Mother Looks On Helplessly And Her Brother Played By Actor Philip Cruise Watches Sadly From An Upper-Story Window. She Later Becomes A Taxi Dancer At A Seedy Club To Get By In The City Of New York. She Writes To Her Brother Telling Him About Her Exciting New Life While Her Father Seems To Feel Guilty About Being Angry At Her. Later In The Video She Witnesses The Club Owner Played By Actor Gary Chryst Harassing Another Dancer. Benatar Rounds Up The Women And Leads A Rebellion Against Him. As The Club Owner Is Cornered By The Women Against His Will He Tries To Seduce Benatar Only To Have Her Throw A Drink In His Face. Angered By This He Tries Once Again To Assault Her But Benatar And The Women Overpower And Defeat Him Then Storm Out Of The Club Dancing Into The Sunrise Before Bidding Goodbye To One Another Thanking Benatar For Their Escape. The Women Escape And Strike Out On Their Own And Benatar Walks Into The Sunrise. The Final Scene Shows Benatar Sitting In The Back Of A Bus Headed For An Unknown Destination. The Video Was Choreographed By Michael Peters Who Appears Briefly In The Video. A Special Dance Club Remix Of The Song Was Created By Jellybean Benitez. Benitez Also Created An Edited Version Of His Mix Specifically For The Video. It Differs Slightly In Structure And Instrumentation And Aside From Appearing In The Video Has Never Been Commercially Released. The Video Was One Of The First Ever To Feature The Use Of Dialogue - Philip Bailey's "I Know" Was The First But Benatar's Got More Exposure. The Scenes Featuring Dialogue Include The Opening Scene Of Benatar Stomping Out Of The House While Being Berated By Her Father And The Scene Featuring The Pimp Harassing The Female Dancer In Which She Shouts "Leave Me Alone!" The Video Was Nominated For An MTV Video Music Award For Best Female Video And Is Included On The DVD For The Film 13 Going On 30.