Turn On the Night

1988 single by Kiss From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Turn On the Night" is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their 1987 studio album Crazy Nights.[3][4][5] It was the album's third and final single.[6]

B-side"Hell or High Water"
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1988[1]
Recorded1987
GenreGlam metal[2]
Quick facts Single by Kiss, from the album Crazy Nights ...
"Turn On the Night"
Single by Kiss
from the album Crazy Nights
B-side"Hell or High Water"
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1988[1]
Recorded1987
GenreGlam metal[2]
Length3:45
LabelMercury (US)
SongwritersPaul Stanley, Diane Warren
ProducerRon Nevison
Kiss singles chronology
"Reason to Live"
(1987)		 "Turn On the Night"
(1988)		 "Let's Put the X in Sex"
(1988)
Music video
"Turn On the Night" on YouTube
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Background and writing

The song was written by Paul Stanley and Diane Warren.[3] As she says, she hadn't written many hits at that time, but Paul Stanley believed in her. Stanley in his turn says that it was Warren who came up with the title for the song and that she played the key role in its writing.[3] As of 2023, Kiss has never performed the song live.[7]

Musical style and lyrical theme

The Encyclopedia of Kiss describes the song as a "fine, fist-pumping pop rocket", "keyboard-heavy".[6] Paul Stanley, who, in this song, "wants a particular girl more than any other guy", "sounds like the he's having a blast singing," the book adds.[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Marty Callner. It was shot in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 27, 1988.[citation needed]

Commercial performance

"Turn On the Night" didn't chart in the United States, but charted in the UK, where it reached No. 41.[6] Diane Warren was cited to say that the song "should have been a bigger hit than it was".[6]

Charts

More information Chart (1988), Peak position ...
Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8]41
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