- All Hell's Breakin' Loose
Infobox Single
Name = All Hell's Breakin' Loose
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Artist = Kiss
from Album =Lick It Up
Released =1984 (US)
Format = 7"
Recorded = Right Track Studios,New York City : 1983
Genre =Hard rock
Length = 3 min 49 sec
Label = Mercury 018 216-7 (US)
Producer = Michael James Jackson,Paul Stanley andGene Simmons
Reviews =
Last single = "Lick It Up" / "Dance All Over Your Face"
(1983 )
This single = "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" / "Young and Wasted"
(1984 )
Next single = "Heaven's on Fire " / "Lonely is the Hunter"
(1984 ) |"All Hell's Breakin' Loose" is a song by the American
hard rock band Kiss, that appeared on their 1983 album "Lick It Up ". It was the second and final single released from the album and did not chart in the U.S. [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/charts/scharts.html International Chart History] ] [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/singles/usa/singles_usa.html KISS singles] ]Although the song is credited to all four members of the band, then consisting of
Eric Carr ,Paul Stanley ,Gene Simmons , andVinnie Vincent , Carr was the primary writer of the song, coming up with the music and arrangement.Carr, who originally wanted the track to reflect his
Led Zeppelin influence, was upset that Stanley used a rap for the verse.Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. "KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography", Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5] Carr later stated that he felt that Stanley's contributions to the song helped it to be included on the album and in becoming a single. [Sherman, Dale. "Black Diamond - The Unauthorized Biography of KISS". CG Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-896522-35-1]A video for the single was directed by Martin Kahan and produced by Lenney Grodin [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/video/concept.html Video Information] ] that featured the band wandering around a burnt-out cityscape amongst thugs, bikers, scantily-clad women, circus performers, and other odd characters. The video received some air play on
MTV , and was nominated for a MTV video music award in 1984.The song also appears on "
The Box Set ", released by Kiss 2001.References
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