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| "Detroit Rock City" | ||||
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| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Destroyer | ||||
| A-side | "Beth" | |||
| Released | July 28, 1976[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York City | |||
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| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |||
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"Detroit Rock City" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss, released on their 1976 album Destroyer. The song was written by Paul Stanley and producer Bob Ezrin.
The song is one of the band's most popular and is a classic rock staple. It is also seen as one of the more technical songs musically in the band's canon. The song has been noted for being a duet between guitarists Stanley and Ace Frehley.
- ^ "KISS - Detroit Rock City". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (2005). The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 75. ISBN 0-415-97073-3.
Anthemic hard rocker, B-side of "Beth," and later as the subject of a movie which Marshall Mathers undoubtedly snuck into for free.
- ^ "VH1 - 40 Greatest Metal Songs". Music Database. Retrieved May 17, 2020.