God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II

Infobox Single
Name = God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II

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Artist = Kiss
from Album = Revenge
Released = 1991
Format = CD single
Recorded = Studio Name Here, Location Here: 1991
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 5 min 23 sec
Writer = Russ Ballard, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bob Ezrin
Label = Interscope Records 7567 96275-2(Europe)
Producer = Bob Ezrin
Last single = "Rise to It" / "Silver Spoon" (1990)
This single = "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" / "Junior's Gone Wild" (performed by King's X) (1991)
Next single = "Unholy" / "Spit" (1992) |

"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was released on their 1992 album "Revenge" and as a single in 1991. It was featured on the soundtrack to the movie "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey".

The song was a reworking of the Argent 1973 song "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" and is credited as being written by Russ Ballard, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Bob Ezrin.

It was the last Kiss song to feature long time drummer Eric Carr before his death in 1991. Although he was too ill to play drums on the track, he is featured on backing vocals during the a cappella break, singing the repeated line "...to everyone, he gave his song to be sung", as well as performing drums during the video for the song.

The video was filmed in Los Angeles, California in July 1991 and was directed by Mark Rezyka. [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/video/concept.html The KISSFAQ - Concept Videos ] ] It features the band playing in a room with flashbacks of Simmons and Stanley during the make-up era of Kiss's heyday. Interestingly, there were no prominent clips of Carr during the make-up years featured in the video, even though he was a part of that era for three and a half years. During the "" special aired on VH1 classic, Gene Simmons has stated that,"It's not just a cover song for a soundtrack, but a testament to Eric Carr, and I think a lot of people don't realize that."

The song proved to be a big hit for the band in several parts of the world, including making the Top Ten in the United Kingdom and Germany. Despite the song's success in those countries, it failed to chart in the United States. [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/charts/acharts.html The KISSFAQ - Album Chart Action ] ]

The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder".

References

*http://www.kissfaq.com/singles/usa/singles_usa.html
*http://www.kissfaq.com/charts/scharts.html