Treat Me Right (Pat Benatar song)

"Treat Me Right"
Single by Pat Benatar
from the album Crimes of Passion
B-side "Never Wanna Leave You"
Released December 29, 1980
Format Vinyl record (7")
Recorded 1980
Genre Hard rock
Length 3:24
Label Chrysalis
Writer(s) Doug Lubahn, Pat Benatar
Producer(s) Keith Olsen
Pat Benatar singles chronology
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
(1980)		 "Treat Me Right"
(1980)		 "Fire and Ice"
(1981)

"Treat Me Right" is a single by Pat Benatar released December 29, 1980. It was the third and final single released off her best-selling album, Crimes of Passion. Produced by Keith Olsen, the song was written by Pat Benatar and Doug Lubahn. Lubahn also recorded the song with his own band, Riff Raff; it appeared on their 1981 album, Vinyl Futures.

"Treat Me Right" peaked at number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100.[1] The song also charted at number 31 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart[2] and reached number 12 in Canada,[3] where it was the 76th biggest hit of 1981.

The song was also featured in the 1982 film and soundtrack for the Richard Gere film, "An Officer and a Gentleman".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1980–81) Peak
position
Canada RPM 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 18
U.S. Billboard Top Tracks 31
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[4] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1981) Rank
Canada 76
U.S. Cash Box[5] 66

References

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  2. ↑ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic.
  3. ↑ "Search results for "Pat Benatar"". RPM.
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