| "Rock You Like a Hurricane" | ||||
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| Single by Scorpions | ||||
| from the album Love at First Sting | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Format | Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Writer(s) | Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell | |||
| Producer | Dieter Dierks | |||
| Scorpions singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock You Like a Hurricane" a song by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. The song was released as the second track of their 1984 album Love at First Sting.
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"Rock You Like a Hurricane" reached number 25 in the USA Billboard Hot 100, greatly contributing to the album's success, and MTV put the video in heavy rotation.
In 2006, VH1 named "Rock You Like a Hurricane" number 31 on their 40 Greatest Metal Songs[1] and in 2009 it was named the 18th greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1.[2] On November 15, 2010, it was named the number 4 best riff of the 80's.[3]
The racetrack depicted on the sleeve corresponds to the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, located in Spain.
A new version was recorded in 2000 as "Hurricane 2000" in the album Moment of Glory, featuring Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra backing the track. In the same way, it was titled "Hurricane 2001" when played in the follow-up Acoustica.
The lyrics of "Rock You Like a Hurricane" also references the title of the album on which it's found – Love at First Sting.
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France Top 50 | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 5 |
The song, as well as its chorus ("Here I am/Rock you like a hurricane") have become ubiquitous in North American popular culture, being used in numerous shows and films, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Simpsons, Hope & Faith, Trailer Park Boys, Jawbreaker, Knocked Up, Little Nicky, The Cleveland Show, and Role Models.[6] It is also frequently used in television commercials and other promos, including for Blades of Glory, The Iron Giant, Human Weapon, and Monsters vs. Aliens. It has been featured on Applebee's commercial for the sizzling steak and chicken fajitas, Nabisco's ad for Premium Crackers, and NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne dances to the song in a promotional spot for Allstate.
Due to the widespread prevalence of the song in popular culture, it is often alluded to or parodied (without being played). The song is referenced in the How I Met Your Mother episode "I Heart NJ", after Robin explains she had to refer to it raining cats and dogs as a furricane at work, Marshall says "Hey Ted, rock me like a furricane". Mogar from the video game The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy mentions "Me rock you like a Hurricane" when he defeats Dracula.
The song has widespread exposure in other video games including Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, The Simpsons Game, Portal: Prelude, NHL 10 and the upcoming Disney game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, using the Berlin Philharmonic version.
In a Premium Crackers commercial, this song alternates with "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton.
The song was featured in the trailer for the 2011 action-thriller, Killer Elite starring Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, and Clive Owen.
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is also common in sport settings, being the unofficial anthem for numerous teams, including Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Miami Hurricanes (who won their first football national championship just before the song was released), Carolina Hurricanes, Buffalo Sabres (who use the 2000 orchestral version), and JYP. In 2006, the song caused a controversy when used by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders in their halftime routine during a game against the New Orleans Saints. Some attending the game saw the song as being played in poor taste, given the extensive damage caused to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. It's used as the theme song of Nick Evans of the New York Mets, and previously, at the United Center after Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane scores a goal.
It was also used as the theme song for the 2006 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt.
The song is referenced in Dave Eggers' 2004 novel You Shall Know Our Velocity, in which the main characters attempt to anonymously distribute money on a round the world trip by taping parcels containing cash and bearing the line 'Here I am Rock You Like a Hurricane' onto houses, animals and other objects.
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