Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Hit Me with Your Best Shot" is a song written by Eddie Schwartz and recorded by Pat Benatar in 1979. It was released as the first single from her second album Crimes of Passion, and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top 10 hit. "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" sold one million copies, achieving a gold certification by the RIAA. The song is arguably Benatar's most recognizable. It can be heard at many soccer games, and is featured on many of Benatar's greatest hits compilations. Benatar herself has said several times that because of the song's excessive popularity, she dislikes performing it live.