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I Hate Myself for Loving You

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"I Hate Myself for Loving You"
Single by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
from the album Up Your Alley
B-side"Love Is a Pain" (live)
"I Can't Control Myself"
(non-album track)
ReleasedJune 1988
StudioDreamland (Hurley, New York)[1]
Genre
Length4:07
LabelBlackheart
Songwriters
Producers
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts singles chronology
"Light of Day"
(1987)		 "I Hate Myself for Loving You"
(1988)		 "Little Liar"
(1988)

"I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a song by American rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Up Your Alley (1988). The song reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, Jett's third and last single to reach the top 10, and was her first since "Crimson and Clover" in 1982. The song spent six weeks longer on the charts than the group's biggest hit, "I Love Rock 'n Roll" (which was on the chart for 20 weeks). On September 10, 2011, the single reached number 39 on the US Rock Digital Songs chart.[4]

Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor played the guitar solo in the song.[5]

A cover of the Troggs' song "I Can't Control Myself" was featured as a B-side on the CD single.[6]

Reception and usage in other media

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Cash Box called it "a mean, growling performance from the high-flying Jett" in which "over a craggy landscape of heavy guitars she exudes a sexual anger and power."[7] The Atlantic asked, "Does she really hate herself, though? This song has the emphatic stomp of celebration—fat handclaps and blocky major chords. Pump your fist for unhealthy choices; do another shot and text your ex: This is an anthem of American compulsion."[8]

The song received a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 31st Grammy Awards.

Taiwanese amateur composer Pei-Li Sun had extracted the chorus of this song for his solo work for the zhongruan named "Zhongruan Rock", written in 1993 and revised in 2008.[9]

NBC Sunday Night Football adapted the song for its theme music, titled "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night", originally performed by Pink and Faith Hill followed by Carrie Underwood.[10] Jett was initially skeptical of her music being used for the broadcast, feeling it did not fit her punk rock image, but was encouraged by producer Kenny Laguna since "there's nothing more American than what they're offering you".[11] She and the Blackhearts also appear in Underwood's rendition for the 2019 NFL season.[12]

Personnel

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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Additional musicians

Charts

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References

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  1. ↑ Speaker, Brian (March 20, 2017). "Gear, Space, Sounds: Experiencing Dreamland Recording Studios". SonicScoop. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Deusner, Stephen (February 18, 2017). "We're all livin' on a prayer: How a hair band anthem from the least cool '80s rockers became a classic". Salon. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Rolli, Bryan RolliBryan (November 16, 2024). "Top 40 Glam Metal Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Wissmuller, Christian (Oct/Nov 2007) "Mick Taylor: Soul Survivor". Jazzed Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Joan Jett And The Blackhearts* - I Hate Myself For Loving You". Discogs. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. June 18, 1988. p. 8. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ James Parker. "50 Songs that Explain America". The Atlantic.
  9. ↑ "Digital Score Centre for Chinese Music - Zhongruan Rock, by Pei-Li Sun". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Matthew (October 31, 2023). "Everything to Know About Carrie Underwood's Sunday Night Football Song". NBC. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  11. ↑ Nudd, Tim (October 7, 2019). "How Joan Jett's Iconic Sunday Night Football Anthem Came Full Circle". Muse by Clios. Clio Awards. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Joan Jett Adds Spice To NFL Sunday Night Football Theme Song". KDRB. September 9, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  13. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 2. October 29, 1988. p. 6. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Joan Jett the Blackhearts" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 73. June 4, 1988. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Joan Jett the Blackhearts Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 15, 1988". Cash Box. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  23. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  24. ↑ "1988年のチャート" (in Japanese). J-Wave. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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