Lick It Up (song)

"Lick It Up" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It is the title track to the group's 1983 album of the same name. The song was released as the album's first single, and was a Top 40 hit in the UK, Switzerland, and Canada, although it failed to chart as highly in the U.S.

"Lick It Up"
Single by Kiss
from the album Lick It Up
ReleasedSeptember 18, 1983 (US)
RecordedRight Track Studios,
New York City: 1983
Genre
Length3:56
LabelMercury 814 671-7 (US)
Songwriter(s)Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent
Producer(s)Michael James Jackson, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons
Kiss singles chronology
"I Love It Loud" / "Danger"
(1982)		 "Lick It Up" / "Dance All Over Your Face"
(1983)		 "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" / "Young and Wasted"
(1984)
Audio sample
"Lick It Up"
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Music video
"Lick It Up" on YouTube

"Lick It Up" is a staple of the band's live performances; due to its popularity among fans, Kiss has performed the song over 1,300 times as of August 2015.[4]

Song information

A video was made to promote the single. It was the first music clip to feature the band without its makeup. The video premiered on MTV on September 18, 1983 in a half-hour special hosted by J.J. Jackson. Despite the hype and promotion for the single, it stalled at #66 on the American Billboard Hot 100.[5] However, the song broke into the Top 40 in several other countries.[6]

Kiss has performed "Lick It Up" on most of its tours since the single's release. The track was featured on the group's live albums Alive III and Kiss Symphony: Alive IV. It also appears on 2001's The Box Set. While a few others have been played in limited to rare occasions over the years, it is the only song from the band's unmasked era that has been regularly played live as a setlist staple since they returned to wearing their trademark makeup in 1996.

Personnel

Kiss

Chart performance
Chart (1983-84) Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 66

References
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  3. KISSology - Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-03-24
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  5. "Billboard singles chart history-Kiss". Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  6. International Chart History
  7. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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