Rock You Like a Hurricane

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"Rock You Like a Hurricane"

Single by Scorpions
from the album Love at First Sting
Released	1984
Format	Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD
Recorded	1984
Genre	Heavy Metal Hard Rock
Length	04:11
Label	Mercury
Producer(s)	Dieter Dierks
Chart positions
#25 (Billboard Hot 100)
Scorpions singles chronology
"No One Like You" (1982)	Rock You Like a Hurricane (1984)	"Still Loving You" (1984)

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is one of the most famous songs by German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. The song was released as the second track of their 1984 album Love at First Sting.

This album contains many other hits, such as the ballad "Still Loving You". This song was ranked fourth in the greatest guitar riffs of all time by "Sync" magazine^{[citation needed]}. Upon release the song became a massive and popular hit.

The racetrack depicted on the sleeve corresponds to the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, located in Spain.

The chorus was used in commercials for the 1999 animated film The Iron Giant

In the 1999 film Jawbreaker the song is played as Rose McGowan's character seduces a man from a local bar.

In the 2000 film Little Nicky, the song was played after the character Nicky, played by Adam Sandler, says to his mother upon returning to Hell, "I'm gonna rock that place like a hurricane!"

It is considered one of the most influential Rock and Roll Anthems of all time. In 2006 VH1 named Rock You Like a Hurricane number 31 on their 40 Greatest Metal Songs ^[1].

The NHL teams Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes play the song as introductory music.

In 2006, the song caused a controversy when played during a New Orleans Saints Football game when played on stadium speakers. Many attending the game saw the song as being played in poor taste, when considering Hurricane Katrina.

This Song has also been performed by Kelly Hansen (Foreigner) and Guitarist George Lynch (Dokken).

The Song was used as a promo in the 2007 movie Blades of Glory.