Charmed Life was released in 1990, and continued the commercial success seen in his previous albums, charting in the Top 10 in nine countries along with topping the charts in Finland. The album’s first single ” Cradle of Love ” reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was featured in the Andrew Dice Clay film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane . A video for the single was commissioned, but because Idol was unable to walk due to injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident, director David Fincher shot him from the waist up. The video featured footage of Idol singing in large frames throughout an apartment while a young woman (played by Betsy Lynn George) was trying to seduce a businessman. The video was placed in rotation on MTV and won an award for Best Video from a Film at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards . “Cradle of Love” also earned Idol a third Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance . The album has since been certified platinum in the US and Canada. Idol then embarked on a tour in support of the album with Faith No More .
Released Charmed Life
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