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from Album = [[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]] |
from Album = [[Dressed to Kill (album)|Dressed to Kill]] |
Released = April 1975 <small>([[United States|US]])</small> |
Released = April 1975 <small>([[United States|US]])</small> |
Format = [[vinyl record|7"]] |
Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]] |
Recorded = [[Electric Lady Studios]], <br />[[New York City]]: February 1975 |
Recorded = [[Electric Lady Studios]], <br />[[New York City]]: February 1975 |
Genre = [[Hard rock]] |
Genre = [[Hard rock]] |
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Writer = [[Paul Stanley]], [[Gene Simmons]] |
Writer = [[Paul Stanley]], [[Gene Simmons]] |
Producer = [[Neil Bogart]] & Kiss |
Producer = [[Neil Bogart]] & Kiss |
Chart position = <ul><li>#57 <small>(United States) – Studio version</small><br><li>#17 <small>(United States) – Live version
</small><br><li>#18 <small>(Austria) – Live version
</small><br><li>#13 <small>(Canada) – Live version </small></ul> |
Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki> |
Last single = "[[Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll]]" / "Hotter Than Hell"<br />(1974) |
Last single = "[[Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll]]" / "Hotter Than Hell"<br />(1974) |
This single = "Rock and Roll All Nite" / "Getaway" <br /> (1975) |
This single = "'''Rock and Roll All Nite'''" / "Getaway" <br /> (1975) |
Next single = "[[C'mon and Love Me]]" / "Getaway"<br />(1975) |}}
Next single = "[[C'mon and Love Me]]" / "Getaway"<br />(1975) |}}


"'''Rock and Roll All Nite'''" is a song by [[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 (music)|single]], with the album track "Getaway." The studio version of the song peaked at #57 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] singles chart, besting the band's previous charting single, "Kissin' Time" (#79). A subsequent live version released as a single in October 1975, eventually reached #12, 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> Since then, it has become Kiss's most identifiable song, and has served as one of the group's closing concert numbers 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. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:r1azq8owoj6a "Rock and Roll All Nite"]. Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2006.</ref> In 2009 it was named the 16<sup>th</sup> greatest hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=spreadit.org music|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref>
"'''Rock and Roll All Nite'''" is a song by [[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 (music)|single]], with the album track "Getaway." The studio version of the song peaked at #57 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] singles chart, besting the band's previous charting single, "Kissin' Time" (#79). A subsequent live version released as a single in October 1975, eventually reached #12, 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> Since then, it has become Kiss's most identifiable song, and has served as one of the group's closing concert numbers 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. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:r1azq8owoj6a "Rock and Roll All Nite"]. Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2006.</ref> In 2009 it was named the 16<sup>th</sup> greatest hard rock song of all time by [[VH1]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=spreadit.org music|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref>


== Recording ==
==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 although during the groups concert at [[Cobo Hall]] in [[Detroit]] on January 26, 1976, Stanley states to the audience before the group begin the song that it 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 Edition)''. Xlibris Corporation, 2005. ISBN 1-4134-8547-2</ref> The song itself was inspired by the [[Slade]] song [[Cum on Feel the Noize]], and is often referred to as the [[Rock and roll|Rock And Roll]] [[National Anthem]] (for instance, Stanley states during Kiss' performance at the 1996 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] that "there's only one nation, that's Kiss Nation, there's only one Rock & Roll national anthem: Rock and Roll All Nite, party everyday!")
"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 although during the groups concert at [[Cobo Hall]] in [[Detroit]] on January 26, 1976, Stanley states to the audience before the group begin the song that it 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 Edition)''. Xlibris Corporation, 2005. ISBN 1-4134-8547-2</ref> The song itself was inspired by the [[Slade]] song [[Cum on Feel the Noize]], and is often referred to as the [[Rock and roll|Rock And Roll]] [[National Anthem]] (for instance, Stanley states during Kiss' performance at the 1996 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] that "there's only one nation, that's Kiss Nation, there's only one Rock & Roll national anthem: Rock and Roll All Nite, party everyday!")


Stanley wrote the chorus, and Simmons wrote the [[Verse (poetry)|verse]]s, 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>
Stanley wrote the chorus, and Simmons wrote the [[Verse (poetry)|verse]]s, 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>


== Live performances ==
==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.<ref name="focus"/>
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.<ref name="focus"/>


Kiss performed this song during the closing ceremonies for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. They also performed the song live with [[Adam Lambert]] during the season 8 finale of [[American Idol]], on [[May 20]], [[2009]] at the [[L.A. Live#Nokia Theatre|Nokia Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]].
Kiss performed this song during the closing ceremonies for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. They also performed the song live with [[Adam Lambert]] during the season 8 finale of [[American Idol]], on [[May 20]], [[2009]] at the [[L.A. Live#Nokia Theatre|Nokia Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]].


== Other versions ==
==Other 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 (magazine)|Billboard']]''s [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=''Billboard'' singles chart history-Kiss|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5004&model.vnuAlbumId=1210294|accessdate=February 18, 2009}}</ref> The original version also ends while fading away; all live versions end with the last notes of another ''Dressed to Kill'' song, ''Getaway''. The chorus of the ''[[Alive! (Kiss album)|Alive!]]'' version of the song is played at the beginning of "[[Detroit Rock City (song)|Detroit Rock City]]," from 1976's ''[[Destroyer (Kiss album)|Destroyer]]''.
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 (magazine)|Billboard']]''s [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=''Billboard'' singles chart history-Kiss|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5004&model.vnuAlbumId=1210294|accessdate=February 18, 2009}}</ref> The original version also ends while fading away; all live versions end with the last notes of another ''Dressed to Kill'' song, ''Getaway''. The chorus of the ''[[Alive! (Kiss album)|Alive!]]'' version of the song is played at the beginning of "[[Detroit Rock City (song)|Detroit Rock City]]," from 1976's ''[[Destroyer (Kiss album)|Destroyer]]''.


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| Last single = [[I Won't Forget You (Poison single)|I Won't Forget You]]<br />(August 5, 1987)
| Last single = "[[I Won't Forget You (Poison single)|I Won't Forget You]]"<br />(August 5, 1987)
| This single = ''''Rock and Roll All Nite''''<br />(October 12, 1987)
| This single = "'''Rock and Roll All Nite'''"<br />(October 12, 1987)
| Next single = [[Nothin' but a Good Time]]<br />(April 6, 1988)
| Next single = "[[Nothin' but a Good Time]]"<br />(April 6, 1988)
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Revision as of 14:13, 22 September 2009

"I Wanna Rock & Roll All Night" redirects here. For the episode of the 2008 TV series Knight Rider, see I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight.
"Rock and Roll All Nite"
Song

"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by 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 #57 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the band's previous charting single, "Kissin' Time" (#79). A subsequent live version released as a single in October 1975, eventually reached #12, the first of six Top 20 songs for Kiss in the 1970s.[1] Since then, it has become Kiss's most identifiable song, and has served as one of the group's closing concert numbers in almost every concert since 1976.[2][3] In 2009 it was named the 16th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.[4]

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 although during the groups concert at Cobo Hall in Detroit on January 26, 1976, Stanley states to the audience before the group begin the song that it 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.[2][5] The song itself was inspired by the Slade song Cum on Feel the Noize, and is often referred to as the Rock And Roll National Anthem (for instance, Stanley states during Kiss' performance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards that "there's only one nation, that's Kiss Nation, there's only one Rock & Roll national anthem: Rock and Roll All Nite, party everyday!")

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.[5] 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.[2][6]

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.[5]

Kiss performed this song during the closing ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. 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.

Other 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.[7] The original version also ends while fading away; all live versions end with the last notes of another Dressed to Kill song, Getaway. The chorus of the Alive! version of the song is played at the beginning of "Detroit Rock City," from 1976's Destroyer.

Appearances

"Rock and Roll All Nite" has appeared on the following Kiss albums:

Personnel

Cover versions

"Rock and Roll All Nite" has been covered, among others, by:

Other mediums

"Rock and Roll All Nite" is used in the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, "Guitar Hero: On Tour", Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, Karaoke Revolution, Volume 2, Stick Dudes Gone Wild: Rock Band and Tony Hawk's Underground.

The University of Colorado typically plays this song during the second half of their night home football games.

Cultural references

  • The song is played in the beginning of the movie Detroit Rock City by the Kiss cover band Mystery.
  • In Family Guy episode "Road to Europe", Kiss sings this song in a concert and wants Lois to finish the chorus line, but she doesn't know the lyrics and she ruins the concert. In another episode of Family Guy titled "Saving Private Brian", the James Woods High band Splash Log goes over the lyrics of this song, changing the words in the main chorus.
  • In According to Jim, the song's lyrics are debated, as confusion arises when different characters think the line says "Rock and Roll all night and party every day" or "Rock and Roll all night and part of every day".
  • In That 70s show Kelso wants to buy a Kiss alarm clock that plays the song.
  • In the commercial for the "Tooth Tunes" product, there is a dictator making people brush their teeth, then they protest and start singing this song.
  • In the movie Role Models, Danny (Paul Rudd) paraphrases the lyrics, stating that he likes to "rock and roll all night and *part* of everyday", as he has errands during the day and can only rock between 1:00 and 3:00.
  • The song is featured in the movie Dazed and Confused.
  • In the Pokémon episode "Fear Factor Phony", James of Team Rocket said the Psychic-type Pokémon in an abandoned mine town "just wanna rock & roll all night and party every day", an obvious reference to the song.
  • In The Simpsons episode "Homerpalooza", Homer Simpson is sad and said to Marge Simpson, "In the old days I used to rock and roll all night and party every day".

Poison version

"Rock and Roll All Nite"
Song

"Rock and Roll All Nite" was covered by American rock band Poison from the soundtrack album Less Than Zero (released in 1987). It was released on a Poison album The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock in 2006 and again on Poison'd in 2007.

At the start of "Nothin' But a Good Time" music video, Poison are singing "Rock and Roll All Nite".

Personnel

Notes and references

  1. ^ "The Complete KISS Singles Chart Action, 1974-". The KISSFAQ. Retrieved July 13, 2006.
  2. ^ a b c Gooch, Curt and Jeff Suhs. KISS Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. Billboard Books, 2002. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "Rock and Roll All Nite". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2006.
  4. ^ "spreadit.org music". Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Gill, Julian. The KISS Album Focus, Volume 1 (3rd Edition). Xlibris Corporation, 2005. ISBN 1-4134-8547-2
  6. ^ Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography, Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5
  7. ^ "Billboard singles chart history-Kiss". Retrieved February 18, 2009.
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