Hell Is for Children

"Hell Is for Children" is a song by American rock singer Pat Benatar. It was written by guitarist Neil Giraldo, bass player Roger Capps and Benatar. The song is about child abuse and was recorded by Benatar in 1980 for her second studio album Crimes of Passion.^[1][2][3]

Pat Benatar started writing the song after reading a series of articles on child abuse in the New York Times. She was shocked to learn such things happen and wanted to write about it.^[4] "Hell Is For Children" is the first popular song to talk directly about child abuse.

Cover versions

• In 1989, thrash metal band Viking covered the song on the B-side of their album Man of Straw.
• In 2000, heavy metal band Seven Witches covered the song for their album City of Lost Souls.
• In 2002, the American comic horror metal band Rosemary's Billygoat covered the song for their album Evilution.
• In 2009, the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom covered the song for their cover album Skeletons In The Closet.
• In 2013, the American rock band Halestorm covered the song for their EP Reanimate 2.0: The Covers EP.

Appearances in other media

The song was featured in the 1981 film American Pop as well as its soundtrack.

The song was used in a montage in the School is Hell story in Treehouse of Horror XXV.

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Pat Benatar
Discography
Studio albums	In the Heat of the Night Crimes of Passion Precious Time Get Nervous Tropico Seven the Hard Way Wide Awake in Dreamland True Love Gravity's Rainbow Innamorata Go
Live albums	Live from Earth
Compilations	Best Shots Synchronistic Wanderings: Recorded Anthology 1979-1999 Greatest Hits Pat Benatar Ultimate Collection 10 Great Songs
Singles	"I Need a Lover" "Heartbreaker" "You Better Run" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" "Treat Me Right" "Fire and Ice" "Shadows of the Night" "Love Is a Battlefield" "We Belong" "Invincible" "All Fired Up" "Hell Is for Children"
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