Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song)
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||
| from the album 'Rock in a Hard Place' | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | 1981 | |
| Length | 4:26 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Richie Supa | |
| Producer(s) | Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler | |
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| Aerosmith singles chronology | ||
| "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (1980) | "Lightning Strikes" (1982) | "Let the Music Do the Talking" (1985) |
Lightning Strikes is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the first and only single from the band's 1982 album Rock in a Hard Place. It is notable as Aerosmtih's only charting single from the lineup without guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, who were replaced by Rick Dufay and Jimmy Crespo after they left the band in 1979 and 1981 respectively.
The song was written by Richie Supa, a friend and collaborator of the band. Despite, Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford leaving the band before the album's release, he can be heard playing the rhythm guitar parts on the song. The song was released as a single to rock radio in 1982 and reached #21 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
[edit] Music video
The band created their earliest actual music video for MTV and other networks with this song. The music video flashes back and forth between the band performing in what appears to be a studio or small venue and then out on the streets, where the band members flash angry looks, and wield baseball bats, chains, knives, and other weapons, suggesting a fight is about to take place. The song also features fake lighting strikes during the transitions between the band's performance and out on the streets.
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