The band 's UK success saw them nominated for the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Group . In October 1988 , the power ballad " Love Bites " reached number one on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 . In January 1989 , the band scored another US Top 5 hit with " Armageddon It " , and by spring of 1989 the final single " Rocket " was in the Top 20 . Wanting to give fans something new after the massive radio and video airplay for not only the seven singles but also the Album tracks that Radio DJs were playing off the album , the band performed " Tear It Down " , a Hysteria B-side at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards
1989 MTV Video Music Awards
1989 MTV Video Music Awards
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