Strutter
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"Strutter" | ||||
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Single by Kiss | ||||
from the album Kiss | ||||
Released | July 1974 (US) | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1973 at Bell Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Hard rock, glam rock | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Casablanca/Warner Bros. (US)NB-9001 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | |||
Producer(s) | Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise | |||
Kiss singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Strutter" on YouTube | ||||
"Strutter" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1974 on their self-titled debut album, Kiss. It was the third single released from the album and failed to chart.
"Strutter" is one of the few Kiss songs written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley together. Stanley wrote new lyrics to "Stanley the Parrot", a song whose music was composed by Simmons.[1] Stanley's lyrics display his Bob Dylan influence.[2] The song was featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Guitar Hero 2.
Contents
1 Covers
2 Appearances
3 Personnel
4 References
5 External links
Covers
Extreme covered the song on the Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved album (1994).
The Donnas covered the song for the Detroit Rock City soundtrack (1999).
Appearances
"Strutter" has appeared on following Kiss albums:
Kiss – studio version
Alive! – live version
The Originals – studio version
Double Platinum – re-recorded version titled "Strutter '78" ("I look back at that and think, 'Why?'" remarked Simmons in 1996. "The original version is the classic and the best."[3])
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits – edited studio version
Greatest Kiss – studio version
The Box Set – demo version
The Very Best of Kiss – studio version
Kiss Symphony: Alive IV – live version
The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection – studio version
Gold – studio version
Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums – studio version
Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 – Alive! version
Kiss Alive 35 – live version
Ikons – studio version
Kiss 40 – re-recorded version titled "Strutter '78"
Personnel
Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Gene Simmons – bass guitar, backing vocals
Peter Criss – drums, backing vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar
References
^ Stanley, Paul. The Kiss Box Set liner notes, The Island Def Jam Music Group, 2001. .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
ISBN 0-446-53073-5
^ Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography, Warner Books, 2003.
ISBN 0-446-53073-5
^ Guitar World, September 1996
External links
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics