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"More Than Words" is a 1990s song by the American funk metal / glam metal / hard rock band Extreme in their Extreme II: Pornograffiti album. This song debuted on number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 23, 1991 and peaked at number one. The song features complicated guitar work by Nuno Bettencourt and the vocals of Gary Cherone together with Bettencourt harmony vocals. Popularity of "More Than Words" still remained after years of its release as an acoustic ballad. This song is about love that cannot be shown through mere words. Although, it can be viewed as a suspicious plea for sex in the context of being in the Pornograffiti album, a concept album about a corrupt and immoral society. Nevertheless, majority of listeners construe it as being about emotional intimacy. Several cover versions were released by various artists like BBMak, Westlife, Walters & Kazha, and Frankie J. American parodist and musician Weird Al Yankovic parodied the video of "...