Album : Charmed Life.
Released : 1990.
Label : Chrysalis.
Genre : Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave.
Writer(s) : Billy Idol, David Werner.
"Cradle of Love" is a rock song written by Billy Idol and David Werner for Idol's 1990 fourth studio album Charmed Life. The song is the album's sixth track, and was released as its first single. The song became one of Idol's biggest hits in the United States, where it reached nº2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but stalled at nº34 in Idol's native UK. It was also Idol's first, and (so far) only nº1 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. The song was also featured on the soundtrack of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. It was nominated for Rock Vocal Performance, Male at the 32nd Grammy Awards. It was well received by critics, and was frequently cited as a highlight of the album. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered this song as the opening track to their 1991 album The Chipmunks Rock the House. In 1992, "Weird Al" Yankovic included the chorus as the first song in his polka medley "Polka Your Eyes Out" from his album Off the Deep End.