Retro Video of the Week: "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

Yesterday marked the 35th anniversary of the release of Joan Jett and The Blackhearts' sixth studio album, Up Your Alley.  The album peaked at #19 on the Billboard album chart and went platinum in the U.S., and it was a bit of a comeback album for Jett and her band, who hadn't had a Top 20 album in the U.S. since 1983's Album.

The big hit from the album was "I Hate Myself for Loving You," which rose to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Jett's third Top 10 hit in the U.S. and first since 1982's "Crimson and Clover."  Co-written by Jett and songwriting hit maker Desmond Child, the song  also featured a guitar solo from former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor.  More importantly, it reintroduced Jett to the hard rock audience of the late '80s.  And of course, the song has since been altered to be the theme song to Sunday Night Football.