| "Shut Up, Make Love" | ||||
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| Single by Poison | ||||
| from the album Crack a Smile...and More! | ||||
| B-side | "Shut Up Make Love Rap Tapin Lip Smackin" | |||
| Released | 2000 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michaels, Dall, Rockett, Saraceno | |||
| Poison singles chronology | ||||
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