"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison (Poison (band)). It was released in 1988 (1988 in music) as the third single from Poisons second album Open Up And Say... Ahh!. It is the bands first and only number-one hit in the U.S., reaching the top spot on Christmas Eve in 1988 for three weeks (carrying over into 1989). It was a #13 hit in the UK. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" was named number 34 on VH1s "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s", #100 on their "100 Greatest Love Songs" and #3 on their " Top 25 Power Ballads" by MTV and VH1.