I (Kiss song)
"I" | ||||
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Single by Kiss | ||||
from the album Music from "The Elder" | ||||
B-side | "The Oath" | |||
Released | 1981 | |||
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Label | Casablanca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Ezrin, Gene Simmons | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |||
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"I" is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their 1981 studio album Music from “The Elder”. It was the album's second single.
Background and writing[]
It is the 11th and last track on the Kiss 1981 studio album Music from “The Elder”.[1]
The song was written by Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons and produced by Bob Ezrin.
Personnel[]
- Paul Stanley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Ace Frehley - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Carr – percussion, backing vocals
- Bob Ezrin - percussion
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums
Reception[]
Brett Weiss's Encyclopedia of Kiss characterizes the song as "celebratory, fist-pumping, foot-stomping".[1]
Commercial performance[]
The song reached No. 62 in Germany and No. 48 in the Netherlands.[2]
Kiss has a "forgotten" music video of this song on YouTube.[3]
Charts[]
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Germany[2] | 62 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 48 |
References[]
- ^ a b Brett Weiss (2017-07-24). Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. McFarland. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4766-2540-9.
“I”: The 11th and final track on Music from “The Elder,”“I” is a celebratory, fist-pumping, foot-
- ^ a b "spanishcharts.com - KISS - I". Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "KISS I Official Video, rareza del disco The Elder. Clip nunca lanzado". Youtube.com.
- ^ "Kiss – I" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
External links[]
- Kiss – "I" at Discogs
Categories:
- 1981 songs
- 1981 singles
- Kiss (band) songs
- Casablanca Records singles
- Songs written by Bob Ezrin
- Songs written by Gene Simmons
- Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin