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The Blitz by Krokus
The Blitz is an album by Krokus, released in 1984. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Our Love”, on 1 list with a best position of #292.
The Blitz, the eighth album from Swiss hard rockers Krokus, came out on Arista in August 1984 with Bruce Fairbairn producing, and it's the band aiming squarely at American arenas. The lineup was in flux, with Mark Kohler switching to bass, and the album was ultimately cut as a four-piece behind frontman Marc Storace; Andy Tanas took over bass for the tour.
The record is all chrome-plated riffs and fist-pumping choruses. "Midnite Maniac" made history, carrying Krokus onto the Billboard Hot 100 as the first Swiss act ever to get there, and the album went gold in the US. "Our Love" and a stomping "Ballroom Blitz" fill out the loud side, and "Boys Nite Out" came from the pens of Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance; Adams had cut his own version for Reckless, only to leave it in the vault until that album's 30th-anniversary reissue.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Blitz on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Love | 1 | #292 | – | 1990 | |
| 2 | Ballroom Blitz | 2 | #93 | – | 1990–2005 | |
| 3 | Midnite Maniac | 1 | #742 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.