| "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" | ||||
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| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Revenge | ||||
| Released | August 22, 1991 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 5:23 | |||
| Label | Interscope 7567 96275-2 (Europe) | |||
| Writer(s) | Russ Ballard, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bob Ezrin | |||
| Producer | Bob Ezrin | |||
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"God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was first released as a single in 1991, lifted off the soundtrack to the movie Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, and was later included on Kiss' 1992 album Revenge.
The song was a reworking of the Argent 1973 song "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" and is credited as being written by Russ Ballard, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Bob Ezrin.
It was the last Kiss song to feature long time drummer Eric Carr before his death in 1991. Although he was too ill to play drums on the track, he is featured on backing vocals during the a cappella break, singing the repeated line "...to everyone, he gave his song to be sung", as well as performing drums during the video for the song.
The video was filmed in Los Angeles, California in July 1991 and was directed by Mark Rezyka.http://www.kissfaq.com/video/concept.html</ref> It features the band playing in a room with flashbacks of Simmons and Stanley during the make-up era of Kiss's heyday. There were no prominent clips of Carr during the make-up years featured in the video, even though he was a part of that era for three-and-a-half-years. During the Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991 special aired on VH1 classic, Gene Simmons has stated that,"It's not just a cover song for a soundtrack, but a testament to Eric Carr, and I think a lot of people don't realize that."
The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the Top Ten in the United Kingdom and Germany.[1] It reached number 21[2] on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US, as well as it's video receiving heavy rotation on music television channels.
The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder".
The version[3] released as a single and on the soundtrack to Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey differs slightly from that played in the film. In the film, a 40 second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai.[4] It was later included on the album "The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1" under the title "Final Solo" (Track 15). As a result, many fan-cut mixes can be found combining the two songs to replicate the version which played in the film, which has a duration of 5:26.
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