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I (Kiss song)

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"I"
Single by Kiss
from the album Music from "The Elder"
B-side"The Oath"
ReleasedNovember 17, 1981
Recorded1981
Genre
LabelCasablanca
Songwriter(s)Bob Ezrin, Gene Simmons
Producer(s)Bob Ezrin
Kiss singles chronology
"A World Without Heroes"
(1981)
"I"
(1981)
"Killer" / "I Love It Loud"
(1982)

"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

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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

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Reception

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Brett Weiss's Encyclopedia of Kiss characterizes the song as "celebratory, fist-pumping, foot-stomping".[1]

Commercial performance

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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

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Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[4] 44
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 48
West Germany (GfK)[6] 62

References

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  1. ^ 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-
  2. ^ "spanishcharts.com - KISS - I". Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. ^ "KISS I Official Video, rareza del disco The Elder. Clip nunca lanzado". Youtube.com.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Kiss – I" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February, 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kiss – I" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February, 20, 2024.
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