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, hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Dieter Dierks | |||
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"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is one of the most famous songs 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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[edit] Description
"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.
[edit] Cover versions
- The song has been performed by Kelly Hansen (Foreigner) and guitarist George Lynch (Dokken), by metal band Sinergy.
- The band Radio Cult released a cover of the song on their album "Mix Tape" in 2006. Interestingly, singer / guitarist, Bambi Lynn, is endorsed by Dean Guitars and plays a Michael Schenker Flying V, which was used to record their version of this song.[4]
- The song is heavily sampled by, and inspires the name of, MC Lars's "Hurricane Fresh".
- In September 2008, Doro Pesch performed with the Scorpions in the ISS Dome as part of Doro's 25 Years in Rock show.[5]
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