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"Shelter Me" | ||||
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Single by Cinderella | ||||
from the album Heartbreak Station | ||||
Released | 5 November 1990 [1] | |||
Genre | Glam metal [2] | |||
Length | 4:47 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Keifer | |||
Cinderella singles chronology | ||||
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"Shelter Me" is a song by American glam metal band Cinderella. It serves as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Heartbreak Station . [3] It peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The music video features appearances by Little Richard, Shelley Duvall, Pamela Anderson, Dweezil Zappa, and Harry Shearer.
The video was named on the New York Times' list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos. [4]
Chart (1990–91) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [5] | 48 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] | 27 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 55 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 36 |
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [9] | 5 |
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