Song · Dokken
“Kiss of Death” by Dokken
From the album Back for the Attack (1987)
“Kiss of Death” by Dokken appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1987 on the album Back for the Attack. Its best result is #663 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,794 hard rock song of all time.
"Kiss of Death" comes from Back for the Attack, the fourth studio album by American metal band Dokken, released on Elektra in 1987. Don Dokken wrote it with guitarist George Lynch and bassist Jeff Pilson, and Neil Kernon produced and engineered it, with Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson handling the mix. Lynch's guitar, Pilson's bass and Mick Brown's drums make up the engine room, and Brown and Pilson add the backing vocals.
The album it sits on became the band's best seller, going platinum and climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200, where it hung around for 33 weeks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 663 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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