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((Short description|1990 single by Billy Idol))
((Use British English|date=October 2014))
((Use dmy dates|date=July 2022))
((Infobox song
| name       = Cradle of Love
| cover      = BillyIdol-CradleOfLove-7inchSingleCover.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Billy Idol]]
| album      = [[Charmed Life (Billy Idol album)|Charmed Life]]
| B-side     = 311 Man
| released   = ((start date|1990|4|16|df=y))<ref>((cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=39|date=14 April 1990))</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Hard rock|Hard rock]]
| length     = 4:39
| label      = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| writer     = 
*Billy Idol
*[[David Werner (musician)|David Werner]]
| producer   = [[Keith Forsey]]
| prev_title = [[Mony Mony#Billy Idol version|Mony Mony]] (live)
| prev_year  = 1987
| next_title = [[L.A. Woman (song)#Billy Idol version|L.A. Woman]]
| next_year  = 1990
| misc       = ((External music video|((YouTube|NCZuYS-9qaw|"Cradle of Love"))))
))
"'''Cradle of Love'''" is a [[Rock music|rock]] song written by [[Billy Idol]] and [[David Werner (musician)|David Werner]] for Idol's 1990 fourth studio album ''[[Charmed Life (Billy Idol album)|Charmed Life]]''. The song is the album's sixth track and was released as its first single. "Cradle of Love" became Idol's last top-10 hit in the United States, where it reached ((abbr|No.|Number)) 2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]]. It was also Idol's first and only No. 1 hit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart. On the [[UK Single Chart]], it stalled at No. 34.

==Music and lyrics==
"Cradle of Love" is a [[Rock music|rock]] song composed in [[common time]] and in the key of [[B flat major|B((music|flat)) major]].<ref name="sheet">Sheet music for "Cradle of Love". [[Hal Leonard Publishing]]. 1990.</ref> The song title is supposedly based on the saying "[[Age disparity in sexual relationships|robbing the cradle]]".

==Music video==
((Refimprove section|date=November 2021))
The video, directed by [[David Fincher]], features footage of Idol singing in large painting frames throughout an apartment. The director made the decision to film Idol from the waist up as he was unable to walk due to injuries from a February 1990 motorcycle crash.<ref>Prato, Greg [((Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4540|pure_url=yes)) "Biography of Billy Idol"]. ''[[Allmusic]]''. Retrieved 4 November 2007.</ref> The video also features Betsy Lynn George as Devon, a teenager who tries to seduce a modest and mild-mannered businessman (played by Joshua Townshend-Zellner). The film makes use of clips from ''[[The Adventures of Ford Fairlane]]'', but as [[Andrew Dice Clay]] (who played Fairlane) had been banned from MTV, he is not shown in any of the clips. The video was a huge hit and was placed in heavy rotation on MTV. Idol and George recreated the opening of the video for the 1991 [[Grammy Award|Grammys]]. An alternative version of the video does not feature the movie's footage, instead depicting a man playing the guitar as heard in the track.

At the 1990 [[MTV]] [[MTV VMA|Video Music Awards]], the video was nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video|Best Male Video]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]] and won the award for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film|Best Video from a Film]].<ref>[http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=all&query=billy+idol&x=11&y=8 "Past Winners Database"]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. 1990. Retrieved 4 November 2007.</ref>

This video was voted #33 on [[VH1]]'s 50 Sexiest Video Moments.

[[File:Billy-idol-cradle-of-love-tour.jpg|thumb|A photo of Billy Idol taken during the Cradle of Love Tour. The jacket is the same jacket that he wears in the video.]]

==Critical reception==
Upon its release as a single, Gary Crossing of ''[[Record Mirror]]'' commented that Idol "sneers, growls and rebel yells his way through another laughable, leatherclad anthem".<ref>((cite magazine |last=Crossing |first=Gary |title=Singles |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=21 April 1990 |page=16 |issn=0144-5804))</ref>

==Formats and track listings==
'''7-inch: Chrysalis – IDOL 14 (UK)'''
# "Cradle of Love" (4:39)
# "311 Man" (3:51)

'''12-inch: Chrysalis – IDOLX 14 (UK)'''
# "Cradle of Dub" (extended remix) (6:27)
# "Cradle of Love" (LP version) (4:39) 
# "Rob the Cradle of Dub" (extended mix) (5:07) 
# "311 Man" (3:51)

* Also released as 12-inch picture disc (IDOLXP 14)

'''CD: Chrysalis – IDOLCD 14 (UK)'''
# "Cradle of Love" (edit) (4:09)
# "Cradle of Dub" (extended remix)  (6:27)
# "Rob the Cradle of Dub" (extended mix) (5:07) 
# "311 Man" (3:51)

Idol's live performance of the song at the [[33rd Grammy Awards|1991 Grammy Awards]] was released on the 1994 album ''Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I''.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002IXZ/ |title=Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists |publisher=Amazon.com |access-date=21 November 2011))</ref>

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Cradle of Love"
!Chart (1990)
!Peak<br />position
|-
((single chart|Australia|10|artist=Billy Idol|song=Cradle of Love|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
((single chart|Canadatopsingles|10|chartid=1260|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-05-12.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=7|issue=19|page=IV|date=12 May 1990|access-date=19 June 2021))</ref> 
|73
|-
!scope="row"|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>((cite book|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2006|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5|page=163))</ref>
|8
|-
((single chart|Ireland2|22|song=Cradle of Love|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=31 May 2022)) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Billy Idol".</ref>
|7
|-
((single chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Billy Idol|song=Cradle of Love|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
((single chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Billy Idol|song=Cradle of Love|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
((single chart|UKsinglesbyname|34|artist=Billy Idol|artistid=19764|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
((single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Billy Idol|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
((single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|7|artist=Billy Idol|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
!scope="row"|US Crossover Radio Airplay Top 40/Rock (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1990/1990-06-30-Billboard-Page-0125.pdf|title=Top 40/Rock: June 30, 1990|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=26|page=89|date=30 June 1990|access-date=19 January 2017))</ref>
|1
|-
((single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|1|artist=Billy Idol|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|-
((single chart|West Germany|38|artist=Billy Idol|song=Cradle of Love|songid=2113|rowheader=true|access-date=22 July 2022))
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "Cradle of Love"
!Chart (1990)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA">((cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=9 July 2021))</ref>
|48
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9139&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9139.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9139|title=Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990|magazine=RPM|via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|date=22 December 1990|access-date=26 November 2017))</ref>
|60
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>((cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1990|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|archive-date=6 July 2009|access-date=15 September 2009))</ref>
|9
|}
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==Certifications==
((Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Cradle of Love"))
((Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|access-date=August 8, 2022))
((Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Cradle of Love|artist=Billy Idol|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|access-date=9 July 2021))
((Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true))

==Cover versions==
[[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]]''.

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://billyidol.net/ Billy Idol's official site]

((Billy Idol))
((David Fincher))
((MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film))
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[[Category:1990 singles]]
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[[Category:Billy Idol songs]]
[[Category:Chrysalis Records singles]]
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