Song · Dokken
“Unchain the Night” by Dokken
From the album Under Lock and Key (1985)
“Unchain the Night” by Dokken appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1985 on the album Under Lock and Key. Its best result is #584 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,665 hard rock song of all time.
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"Unchain the Night" kicks off Under Lock and Key, the third album from American heavy metal band Dokken, which Elektra released on November 22, 1985. The music is credited to the band as a whole, and Don Dokken wrote the words and sings lead, with George Lynch on guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass and Mick Brown on drums; Pilson and Brown add the backing vocals. Neil Kernon and Michael Wagener produced, recorded and mixed it together.
It starts with an acoustic intro, and some rank it among the heaviest tracks glam metal ever turned out. Revolver called Lynch's solo "catacomb-clearing", while AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia filed it with "The Hunter" among the album's bittersweet, mid-paced rockers.
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 | 584 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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