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| artist = [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] |
| artist = [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] |
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| album = [[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]] and [[Alive! (Kiss album)|Alive!]] |
| album = [[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]] and [[Alive! (Kiss album)|Alive!]] |
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| released = April 2, 1975 |
| released = April 2, 1975 (US), <br /> October 14, 1975 (Live version) |
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| recorded = [[Electric Lady Studios]], <br />New York City: February 1975 |
| recorded = [[Electric Lady Studios]], <br />New York City: February 1975 (Studio Version) |
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| genre = [[Hard rock]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JFdnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|title=Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision|last=Philo|first=Simon|date=2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-44227-148-7|page=130}}</ref> |
| genre = [[Hard rock]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JFdnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|title=Glam Rock: Music in Sound and Vision|last=Philo|first=Simon|date=2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-44227-148-7|page=130}}</ref><ref name="Breithaupt 1996">{{cite book|title= Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= October 15, 1996|chapter= Planet of the Apes: Hard Rock|page= 102|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Griffin]]|isbn=031214704X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RMPCAwAAQBAJ}}</ref> |
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| length = 2:49 (album version)<br />3:20 (7" live version)<br />2:34 (studio version) |
| length = 2:49 (album version)<br />3:20 (7" live version)<br />2:34 (studio version) |
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| label = [[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]] <small>NB-829 (US)</small> |
| label = [[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]] <small>NB-829 (US)</small> |
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| prev_title = [[C'mon and Love Me]]" / "Getaway |
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| prev_year = 1975 |
| prev_year = 1975 |
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| title = Rock and Roll All Nite" (Live) / "Rock and Roll All Nite |
| title = Rock and Roll All Nite" (Live) / "Rock and Roll All Nite |
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| year = 1975 |
| year = 1975 |
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| next_title = [[Shout It Out Loud (Kiss song)|Shout It Out Loud]]" / "Sweet Pain |
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| next_year = 1976 |
| next_year = 1976 |
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| prev_title = [[I Love It Loud|I Love It Loud" (Live)]] / "[[Unholy (Kiss song)|Unholy" (Live)]] |
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| prev_year = 1993 |
| prev_year = 1993 |
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| title = Rock and Roll All Nite (Unplugged) |
| title = Rock and Roll All Nite" (Unplugged) / "[[Every Time I Look at You]] (Unplugged) |
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| year = 1996 |
| year = 1996 |
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| next_title = [[Jungle (Kiss song)|Jungle]]" (Radio Edit) / "Jungle |
| next_title = [[Jungle (Kiss song)|Jungle]]" (Radio Edit) / "Jungle |
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| next_year = 1997 |
| next_year = 1997 |
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"'''Rock and Roll All Nite'''" is a song by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[KISS (band)|Kiss]], originally released on their 1975 album ''[[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]]''. It was released as the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway". The studio version of the song peaked at No. |
"'''Rock and Roll All Nite'''" is a song by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[KISS (band)|Kiss]], originally released on their 1975 album ''[[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]]''. It was released as the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway". The studio version of the song peaked at No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart, besting the band's previous charting single, "Kissin' Time" (#89). A subsequent live version, released as a single in October 1975, eventually reached No. 12 in early 1976, the first of six Top 20 songs for Kiss in the 1970s.<ref name="charts">[http://www.kissfaq.com/charts/scharts.html "The Complete KISS Singles Chart Action, 1974–"]. The KISSFAQ. Retrieved July 13, 2006.</ref> "Rock and Roll All Nite" became Kiss's [[signature song]] and has served as the group's closing concert number in almost every concert since 1976.<ref name="alive">Gooch, Curt and Jeff Suhs. ''KISS Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History''. Billboard Books, 2002. {{ISBN|0-8230-8322-5}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">Prato, Greg. [{{AllMusic|class=song|id=t1691075|pure_url=yes}} "Rock and Roll All Nite"]. Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2006.</ref> In 2008, it was named the 16th greatest hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs|publisher=SpreadIt|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|access-date=February 7, 2009}}</ref> |
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==Recording== |
==Recording== |
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"Rock and Roll All Nite" was written by [[Paul Stanley]] and [[Gene Simmons]] while Kiss was still in Los Angeles, as part of their [[Hotter than Hell Tour (Kiss)|Hotter than Hell Tour]]. However, during the group's concert at [[Cobo Hall]] in Detroit on January 26, 1976, Stanley introduced it as a song that was written in and for Detroit. The tour ended early (February 1975), when [[Casablanca Records]] founder and president [[Neil Bogart]] ordered Kiss to return to the studio to record a follow |
"Rock and Roll All Nite" was written by [[Paul Stanley]] and [[Gene Simmons]] while Kiss was still in Los Angeles, as part of their [[Hotter than Hell Tour (Kiss)|Hotter than Hell Tour]]. However, during the group's concert at [[Cobo Hall]] in Detroit on January 26, 1976, Stanley introduced it as a song that was written in and for Detroit. The tour ended early (February 1975), when [[Casablanca Records]] founder and president [[Neil Bogart]] ordered Kiss to return to the studio to record a follow-up to ''Hotter Than Hell'', which had stalled on the charts and failed to meet Casablanca's sales expectations. One of Bogart's instructions to the band was to compose an anthem, something he felt the band needed.<ref name="alive"/><ref name="focus">Gill, Julian. ''The KISS Album Focus, Volume 1'' (3rd ed.) Xlibris Corporation, 2005. {{ISBN|1-4134-8547-2}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}} The song itself was inspired by the [[Slade]] song "[[Mama Weer All Crazee Now]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/kiss-heart-and-soul-lies-in-england-says-gene-simmons|title=Kiss Founder Gene Simmons Says Band's 'Heart and Soul Lies in England'|last=Wilkening|first=Matthew|work=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]|date=November 9, 2011}}</ref> |
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They wrote the pre-chorus, Stanley wrote the chorus, and Simmons wrote the [[Verse (poetry)|verses]], borrowing parts of a song he had previously written, entitled "Drive Me Wild". The song was one of two the group recorded toward the end of the Hotter than Hell Tour prior to returning to [[Electric Lady Studios]] for the proper ''Dressed to Kill'' recording sessions.<ref name="focus"/> For the choruses, the band and Bogart brought in a large group of outside contributors to sing and clap, including members of the Kiss road crew, studio musicians, and [[Peter Criss]]'s wife Lydia. Some of the [[road crew]] used their jacket [[zipper]]s to create sound.<ref name="alive"/><ref name="leaf">Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. ''KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography'', Warner Books, 2003. {{ISBN|0-446-53073-5}}</ref> |
They wrote the pre-chorus, Stanley wrote the chorus, and Simmons wrote the [[Verse (poetry)|verses]], borrowing parts of a song he had previously written, entitled "Drive Me Wild". The song was one of two the group recorded toward the end of the Hotter than Hell Tour prior to returning to [[Electric Lady Studios]] for the proper ''Dressed to Kill'' recording sessions.<ref name="focus"/> For the choruses, the band and Bogart brought in a large group of outside contributors to sing and clap, including members of the Kiss road crew, studio musicians, and [[Peter Criss]]'s wife Lydia. Some of the [[road crew]] used their jacket [[zipper]]s to create sound.<ref name="alive"/><ref name="leaf">Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. ''KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography'', Warner Books, 2003. {{ISBN|0-446-53073-5}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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''[[Cash Box]]'' said that "the undulating beat and anthem-like quality of the chorus add up to a satanic hit" and that it opens with "pounding drums and a ferocious guitar roar."<ref name=cb>{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=April 19, 1975|page=22|accessdate=December 11, 2021|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1975/CB-1975-04-19.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}</ref> |
''[[Cash Box]]'' said that "the undulating beat and anthem-like quality of the chorus add up to a satanic hit" and that it opens with "pounding drums and a ferocious guitar roar."<ref name=cb>{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=April 19, 1975|page=22|accessdate=December 11, 2021|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1975/CB-1975-04-19.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' said that the "group allows their drummer and vocals to take control of the moment as they get down to r&r basics with the best of 'em."<ref name=rw1>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=April 19, 1975|accessdate=2023-03-10|title=Single Picks|page=14|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/75/RW-1975-04-19.pdf}}</ref> |
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Kiss' version appears in a [[2022 in American television|2022]] [[TV commercial]] for [[Applebee's]]. In 2021, it was listed at No. 404 on ''Rolling Stone'''s "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 15, 2021 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=July 5, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Live performances== |
==Live performances== |
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Kiss collaborated with Japanese girl group [[Momoiro Clover Z]] on the single "[[Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na]]", consisting of the title track and a version of "Rock and Roll All Nite".{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
Kiss collaborated with Japanese girl group [[Momoiro Clover Z]] on the single "[[Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na]]", consisting of the title track and a version of "Rock and Roll All Nite".{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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[[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem]] covered the song for the first episode of the 2023 series ''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]'' and its soundtrack. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]]'' (1975) – Original studio version |
*''[[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]]'' (1975) – Original studio version |
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*''[[Alive! (Kiss album)|Alive!]]'' (1975) – Live version |
*''[[Alive! (Kiss album)|Alive!]]'' (1975) – Live version |
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*''[[The Originals (Kiss album)|The Originals]]'' (1976) |
*''[[The Originals (Kiss album)|The Originals]]'' (1976) – Studio version |
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*''[[Double Platinum (Kiss album)|Double Platinum]]'' (1978) – Studio version |
*''[[Double Platinum (Kiss album)|Double Platinum]]'' (1978) – Studio version |
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*''[[Killers (Kiss album)|Killers]]'' (1982) – Live version |
*''[[Killers (Kiss album)|Killers]]'' (1982) – Live version |
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*''[[The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection]]'' (2003) – Live version from ''Alive!'' (album re-released in 2010 as ''ICON'') |
*''[[The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection]]'' (2003) – Live version from ''Alive!'' (album re-released in 2010 as ''ICON'') |
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*''[[Gold (Kiss album)|Gold]]'' (2005) – Live version from ''Alive!'' |
*''[[Gold (Kiss album)|Gold]]'' (2005) – Live version from ''Alive!'' |
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*''[[Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums]]'' (2006) |
*''[[Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums]]'' (2006) – Studio version |
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*''[[Kiss Alive! 1975–2000]]'' (2006) – Live version from ''The Box Set'' |
*''[[Kiss Alive! 1975–2000]]'' (2006) – Live version from ''The Box Set'' |
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*''Kiss Chronicles'' – Original studio version (as part of repackaging of ''Dressed To Kill'') |
*''Kiss Chronicles'' – Original studio version (as part of repackaging of ''Dressed To Kill'') |
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*''[[Alive II]]m³'' |
*''[[Alive II]]m³'' – release of ''Alive!,'' ''Alive II'', ''Alive III'', plus ''[[Alive! The Millennium Concert]]'' – Single Edit Version |
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*''[[Jigoku-Retsuden|Kiss Klassics]]'' (2008) – re-recorded version included on a bonus CD with ''[[Sonic Boom (Kiss album)|Sonic Boom]]'' |
*''[[Jigoku-Retsuden|Kiss Klassics]]'' (2008) – re-recorded version included on a bonus CD with ''[[Sonic Boom (Kiss album)|Sonic Boom]]'' |
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* ''[[Ikons]]'' (2008) |
* ''[[Ikons]]'' (2008) – Studio version |
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* ''[[Kiss Alive 35]]'' (2009) – Live album produced at each of the venues |
* ''[[Kiss Alive 35]]'' (2009) – Live album produced at each of the venues |
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* ''[[Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe]]'' (2010) |
* ''[[Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe]]'' (2010) – Live versions |
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* ''[[Kiss 40]]'' (2014) – Live version from ''Alive!'' |
* ''[[Kiss 40]]'' (2014) – Live version from ''Alive!'' |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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*[[Gene Simmons]] – lead vocals, bass |
*[[Gene Simmons]] – lead vocals, bass guitar |
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*[[Paul Stanley]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals |
*[[Paul Stanley]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals |
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*[[Ace Frehley]] – lead guitar, backing vocals |
*[[Ace Frehley]] – lead guitar, backing vocals |
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===Weekly charts=== |
===Weekly charts=== |
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'''Studio version''' |
'''Studio version''' |
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|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="ReferenceA">''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref> |
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'''Live version''' |
'''Live version''' |
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|Canada<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?file_num=nlc008388.5173b&brws_s=&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 |work= [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date= December 4, 2016 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610094136/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?file_num=nlc008388.5173b&brws_s=&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |archive-date= June 10, 2016 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |
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==Certifications== |
==Certifications== |
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{{Certification Table Top}} |
{{Certification Table Top}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=Kiss|title=Roll and Roll All Nite|award=Gold|relyear=1975|certyear=2024|access-date=April 29, 2022}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|certweek=1|certyear=2024|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/awards/index?AwardsSearch%5Bartist%5D=KISS&AwardsSearch%5Btitle%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Byear%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Bweek%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Bgroup%5D=&AwardsSearch%5Baward%5D=El portal de Música|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]|title=Kiss Rock And Roll All Night|accessdate=February 22, 2024}}</ref>}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Kiss|title=Roll and Roll All Nite|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=18036-3306-1|access-date=April 29, 2022}} |
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Kiss|title=Roll and Roll All Nite|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=18036-3306-1|access-date=April 29, 2022}} |
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from the album Dressed to Kill and Alive! | ||||
Released | April 2, 1975 (US), October 14, 1975 (Live version) | |||
Recorded | Electric Lady Studios, New York City: February 1975 (Studio Version) | |||
Genre | Hard rock[1][2] | |||
Length | 2:49 (album version) 3:20 (7" live version) 2:34 (studio version) | |||
Label | Casablanca NB-829 (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons | |||
Producer(s) | Neil Bogart & Kiss | |||
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"Rock & Roll All Nite" on YouTube |
"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway". The studio version of the song peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the band's previous charting single, "Kissin' Time" (#89). A subsequent live version, released as a single in October 1975, eventually reached No. 12 in early 1976, the first of six Top 20 songs for Kiss in the 1970s.[3] "Rock and Roll All Nite" became Kiss's signature song and has served as the group's closing concert number in almost every concert since 1976.[4][5] In 2008, it was named the 16th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.[6]
Recording
"Rock and Roll All Nite" was written by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons while Kiss was still in Los Angeles, as part of their Hotter than Hell Tour. However, during the group's concert at Cobo Hall in Detroit on January 26, 1976, Stanley introduced it as a song that was written in and for Detroit. The tour ended early (February 1975), when Casablanca Records founder and president Neil Bogart ordered Kiss to return to the studio to record a follow-up to Hotter Than Hell, which had stalled on the charts and failed to meet Casablanca's sales expectations. One of Bogart's instructions to the band was to compose an anthem, something he felt the band needed.[4][7][self-published source] The song itself was inspired by the Slade song "Mama Weer All Crazee Now".[8]
They wrote the pre-chorus, Stanley wrote the chorus, and Simmons wrote the verses, borrowing parts of a song he had previously written, entitled "Drive Me Wild". The song was one of two the group recorded toward the end of the Hotter than Hell Tour prior to returning to Electric Lady Studios for the proper Dressed to Kill recording sessions.[7] For the choruses, the band and Bogart brought in a large group of outside contributors to sing and clap, including members of the Kiss road crew, studio musicians, and Peter Criss's wife Lydia. Some of the road crew used their jacket zippers to create sound.[4][9]
Reception
Cash Box said that "the undulating beat and anthem-like quality of the chorus add up to a satanic hit" and that it opens with "pounding drums and a ferocious guitar roar."[10] Record World said that the "group allows their drummer and vocals to take control of the moment as they get down to r&r basics with the best of 'em."[11]
Kiss' version appears in a 2022 TV commercial for Applebee's. In 2021, it was listed at No. 404 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[12]
Live performances
While "Rock and Roll All Nite" would eventually become a fixture in Kiss's live performances, it was not inserted into the band's setlist immediately. Nor did it immediately replace "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" as the closing number.[7] The ending of the live version of "Rock and Roll All Nite" is taken from "Getaway" (which, as indicated above, was released as the single's B-side). Kiss performed the song during the closing ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City which proved to be Ace Frehley's final performance with Kiss to date. They also performed the song live with Adam Lambert during the season 8 finale of American Idol, on May 20, 2009, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.[citation needed]
On December 31, 2019The 70th NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival featuring X Japan's drummer/pianist Yoshiki Hayashi.
, this song was performed onOther versions
The original version of the song, as it appears on Dressed To Kill, does not have a guitar solo, while many later versions do have one. The Kiss Unplugged version features Ace Frehley and Bruce Kulick sharing the solo. The Unplugged version was released as a single and reached number 13 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.[13] The original version also ends while fading away; all live versions end with the last notes of another Dressed to Kill song, "Getaway" (which, as indicated above, was released as the studio-version single's B-side). The chorus of Alive!'s version of the song is played at the beginning of "Detroit Rock City", from 1976's Destroyer.[citation needed]
Kiss collaborated with Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover Z on the single "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na", consisting of the title track and a version of "Rock and Roll All Nite".[citation needed]
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem covered the song for the first episode of the 2023 series The Muppets Mayhem and its soundtrack.
Appearances
"Rock and Roll All Nite" has appeared on the following Kiss albums:
- Dressed to Kill (1975) – Original studio version
- Alive! (1975) – Live version
- The Originals (1976) – Studio version
- Double Platinum (1978) – Studio version
- Killers (1982) – Live version
- Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988) – Remixed studio version
- Chikara (1988)
- Alive III (1993) – Live version
- Kiss Unplugged (1996) – Acoustic live version
- You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! (1996) – Live version from Alive!
- Greatest Kiss (1997) – Studio version
- The Box Set (2001) – Studio version and Live version
- The Very Best of Kiss (2002) – Live version from Alive!
- Kiss Symphony: Alive IV (2003) – Live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection (2003) – Live version from Alive! (album re-released in 2010 as ICON)
- Gold (2005) – Live version from Alive!
- Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums (2006) – Studio version
- Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 (2006) – Live version from The Box Set
- Kiss Chronicles – Original studio version (as part of repackaging of Dressed To Kill)
- Alive IIm³ – release of Alive!, Alive II, Alive III, plus Alive! The Millennium Concert – Single Edit Version
- Kiss Klassics (2008) – re-recorded version included on a bonus CD with Sonic Boom
- Ikons (2008) – Studio version
- Kiss Alive 35 (2009) – Live album produced at each of the venues
- Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe (2010) – Live versions
- Kiss 40 (2014) – Live version from Alive!
Personnel
- Gene Simmons – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Peter Criss – drums, backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Studio version
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[14] | 74 |
US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 68 |
US Cash Box Top 100[16] | 57 |
Live version
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[22] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Poison version
"Rock and Roll All Nite" | ||||
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Single by Poison | ||||
from the album Less than Zero | ||||
Released | October 12, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stanley/Simmons | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
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American rock band Poison covered and released "Rock and Roll All Nite" as a single from the soundtrack to the film Less than Zero in 1987. It was released on a Poison album The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock in 2006 and again on the cover album Poison'd in 2007.
At the start of "Nothin' But a Good Time" music video, Poison's rendition of "Rock and Roll All Nite" is heard on the radio.
Personnel
- Bret Michaels – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bobby Dall – bass
- Rikki Rockett – drums
- C.C. DeVille – lead guitar
References
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- ^ "The Complete KISS Singles Chart Action, 1974–". The KISSFAQ. Retrieved July 13, 2006.
- ^ a b c Gooch, Curt and Jeff Suhs. KISS Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. Billboard Books, 2002. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Rock and Roll All Nite". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2006.
- ^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". SpreadIt. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^ a b c Gill, Julian. The KISS Album Focus, Volume 1 (3rd ed.) Xlibris Corporation, 2005. ISBN 1-4134-8547-2
- ^ Wilkening, Matthew (November 9, 2011). "Kiss Founder Gene Simmons Says Band's 'Heart and Soul Lies in England'". Ultimate Classic Rock.
- ^ Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography, Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 19, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. April 19, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard singles chart history-Kiss". Retrieved February 18, 2009.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3986b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Kiss Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 6/14/75". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4093a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles - Week ending JANUARY 24, 1976". Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5173b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Kiss – Roll and Roll All Nite" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ portal de Música "Kiss Rock And Roll All Night". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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External links
- "Rock and Roll All Nite", version from Exposed