Deuces Are Wild

"Deuces Are Wild" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriter Jim Vallance. It was originally considered for inclusion on the Pump album in 1989.

The song eventually surfaced as a track on the compilation album The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience in late 1993, and was released as a promotional single in early 1994. The single was successful on rock radio, topping the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in the spring of 1994 and reaching #25 in Canada.

Vallance wrote the music for the song in 1988 and recorded a demo in his home studio. The demo was sent to the band on a cassette that included other potential Aerosmith songs, including "The Other Side". According to Vallance, Geffen A&R rep John Kalodner liked the music and Tyler's lyrics, but did not like the song's title. Vallance and Tyler refused to change it, and Kalodner responded by nixing the song from Pump. Vallance noted that he believed that the released version was simply his home demo with overdubs by Tyler, Joe Perry, and Joey Kramer, rather than being a complete Aerosmith recording.^[1]

"Deuces are Wild" was included on the band's 1994 compilation for Geffen Records, Big Ones. It was also included on the 2001 compilation album Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology, Aerosmith's career-spanning two-disc compilation O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits in 2002, and 2011's Tough Love: Best of the Ballads.

Music video

A music video was created for the song, featuring random clips of the band, and released on the Big Ones companion video release Big Ones You Can Look At.

References

↑ "Aerosmith - Deuces Are Wild". Retrieved 2010-03-20.

Preceded by "Pincushion" by ZZ Top	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single February 26 – March 25, 1994	Succeeded by "No Excuses" by Alice in Chains

Aerosmith singles discography

1970s	"Mama Kin" "Dream On" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Train Kept A-Rollin'" "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" "Sweet Emotion" "Toys in the Attic" "Walk This Way" "You See Me Crying" "Last Child" "Home Tonight" "Back in the Saddle" "Draw the Line" "Kings and Queens" "Get It Up" "Come Together" "Chip Away the Stone" "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"

1980s	"Lightning Strikes" "Bitch's Brew" "Let the Music Do the Talking" "Shela" "My Fist Your Face" "Darkness" "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" "Hangman Jury" "Angel" "Rag Doll" "Chip Away the Stone" (re-release) "Love in an Elevator" "F.I.N.E.*" "Janie's Got a Gun"

1990s	"What It Takes" "The Other Side" "Monkey on My Back" "Love Me Two Times" "Helter Skelter" "Sweet Emotion" (re-release) "Livin' on the Edge" "Eat the Rich" "Fever" "Cryin'" "Amazing" "Shut Up and Dance" "Deuces Are Wild" "Crazy" "Blind Man" "Walk on Water" "Nine Lives" "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" "Hole in My Soul" "Pink" "Taste of India" "Full Circle" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "What Kind of Love Are You On"

2000s	"Angel's Eye" "Jaded" "Fly Away from Here" "Sunshine" "Just Push Play" "Girls of Summer" "Baby, Please Don't Go" "Devil's Got a New Disguise"

2010s	"Legendary Child" "Lover Alot" "What Could Have Been Love" "Can't Stop Lovin' You"

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