The best example was when we wrote 'Cuts Like A Knife,' which was just literally a mumble. It's just a good thing to have the tape rolling when you're recording me. I think that's where Jim is really good - he can piece a story together. 'I think that I'm one of the world's best mumblers, I can mumble some of the best lyrics, but putting them together is another story. In an interview in 1988 with Vancouver's Georgia Straight newspaper, Adams explained how Vallance and he came up with the title for the song:
The song has appeared on all of Adams' compilation albums with the exception of The Best of Me. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart and number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released in May 1983 as the second single from his third studio album of the same name (1983). ' Cuts Like a Knife' is a song by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams.
