5 Facts About Pat Benatar's "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
- It was Pat Benatar’s first Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The song was written by Eddie Schwartz and produced by Mike Chapman.
- It appears on Benatar’s 1980 album “Crimes of Passion,” which sold over 4 million copies.
- The track features a driving guitar riff and defiant lyrics that became a feminist anthem.
- It remains one of Benatar’s most recognizable and enduring hits.