| "Destroyer" | ||||
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| Single by The Kinks | ||||
| from the album Give the People What They Want | ||||
| B-side | "Back to Front" | |||
| Released | 28 September 1981 (US) | |||
| Recorded | May 1979 – June 1981 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
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| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Arista AS 0619 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| The Kinks US singles chronology | ||||
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"Destroyer" is a song by British rock band the Kinks, written by Ray Davies. It was released as a track on the group's nineteenth album, Give the People What They Want, in August 1981, and was the album's lead single in the US. It was not released as a single in the UK.
The song features references to the band's earlier hits, including the riff from 1964's "All Day and All of the Night" and lyrics inspired by 1970's "Lola". Like other Kinks songs of the period, "Destroyer" features a heavier, rock-based sound. After being abandoned during the Low Budget sessions, the song was finally released on Give the People What They Want.