"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. A power ballad, it was released in October 1988 as the third single from their second studio album Open Up and Say... Ahh!. The band's signature song, it was their only No. 1 hit in the US, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting on December 24, 1988. It also peaked at No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and No. 13 on the UK Singles chart. Poison #everyrosehasitsthorn | In Music We Trust