"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 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 did 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.
Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor played the guitar solo in the song. One of the backing vocalists featured on the Up Your Alley album was Louie Merlino, later the founder of the band Beggars & Thieves.
The song received a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 31st Grammy Awards.
A cover of The Troggs' song "I Can't Control Myself" was featured as a B-side on the CD single, a non-album track.
The song was adapted for NBC Sunday Night Football, named “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” with Carrie Underwood (previously Pink and Faith Hill) on vocal and Joan Jett on guitar.
The song was used for the Season 5 trailer for Big Mouth.
Taiwanese amateur composer Pei-Li Sun had extracted the chorus of this song for his solo work for Zhongruan named Zhongruan Rock, written in 1993 and revised on 2008.
Lyrics
Midnight, gettin' uptight, where are you? You said you'd meet me, now it's quarter to two I know I'm hangin' but I'm still wantin' you Hey Jack, it's a fact they're talkin' in town I turn my back and you're messin' around I'm not really jealous, don't like lookin' like a clown I think of you ev'ry night and day You took my heart then you took my pride away I hate myself for loving you Can't break free from the things that you do I wanna walk but I run back to you That's why I hate myself for loving you Ow! Uh Daylight, spent the night without you But I've been dreamin' 'bout the lovin' you do I'm over being angry 'bout the hell you put me through Hey, man, bet you can treat me right You just don't know what you was missin' last night I wanna see you begging, say forget it just for spite I think of you ev'ry night and day You took my heart and you took my pride away I hate myself for loving you Can't break free from the the things that you do I wanna walk but I run back to you That's why I hate myself for loving you Ow! Huh I think of you ev'ry night and day You took my heart and you took my pride away I hate myself for loving you Can't break free from the things that you do I wanna walk but I run back to you That's why I hate myself for loving you I hate myself for loving you Can't break free from the the things that you do I wanna walk but I run back to you That's why I hate myself for loving you I hate myself for loving you I hate myself for loving you I hate myself for loving you I hate myself I hate myself for loving you