| "Creatures of the Night" | ||||
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| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Creatures of the Night | ||||
| Released | April 1983 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1982 at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal[1] | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael James Jackson, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | |||
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"Creatures of the Night" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, released as a single from their 1982 album of the same name. It was only released in the UK, where it reached #34. The song was written by Paul Stanley and Adam Mitchell in Mitchell's kitchen.[2] It is not clear who plays what on the track but it is assumed that bass was not played by Gene Simmons, but Mike Porcaro who would soon join his brothers in the American rock band Toto. Lead guitar was not played by Ace Frehley as he was not musically involved with the album and it was not played by Vinnie Vincent either; it was played by Steve Farris, who would go on to become the lead guitarist of the 1980s pop rock group Mr. Mister. Song co-writer Adam Mitchell also played on the final version of the song, replacing Stanley on rhythm guitar in the middle and end of the song.[3]
- ^ Everley, Dave; Barton, Geoff; Elliott, Paul; Sharp, Ken (July 15, 2019). "The 40 best Kiss songs of all time". Classic Rock. p. 2. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Songwriting credits". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ "Who probably play what on Creatures of the Night song". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2011.