About this song
Released in 1975, the song was the first single from Kiss's third studio album, Dressed to Kill. The studio version peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard singles chart, and a live version released as a single in October 1975 later reached No. 12 in early 1976. It became the band's signature song and has been their closing concert number in almost every show since 1976.
Fun facts
- Samples “Rock & Party by Ruurd Woltring”.
- Sampled in 6 other songs, like “1975 by The Hood Internet”.
- Covered 15 times, including “Rock and Roll All Nite by Phish”.
- Written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.
- Produced by KISS and Neil Bogart.
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