I (Kiss song)

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B-side"The Oath"
ReleasedNovember 17, 1981
Recorded1981
"I"
Single by Kiss
from the album Music from "The Elder"
B-side"The Oath"
ReleasedNovember 17, 1981
Recorded1981
Genre
LabelCasablanca
SongwritersBob Ezrin, Gene Simmons
ProducerBob Ezrin
Kiss singles chronology
"A World Without Heroes"
(1981)
"I"
(1981)
"Killer" / "I Love It Loud"
(1982)

"I" is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their 1981 studio album Music from “The Elder”. It was the album's second single.

It is the 11th and last track on the Kiss 1981 studio album Music from “The Elder”.[1]

The song was written by Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons and produced by Bob Ezrin.

Recording

According to the Encyclopedia of Kiss, "Eric Carr couldn't quite capture the feel" of the track, so his drums were overdubbed by Allan Schwartzberg. The vocals are performed by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, exchanging verses.[1]

Musical style and lyrical theme

Brett Weiss's Encyclopedia of Kiss characterizes the song as "celebratory, fist-pumping, foot-stomping".[1] The protagonist of the song, "despite initial misgivings, believes that he can emerge triumphant".[1]

Music video

Kiss has a "forgotten" music video of this song on YouTube.[2]

Personnel

Commercial performance

The song reached No. 62 in Germany and No. 48 in the Netherlands.[3]

Charts

References

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