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“Firehouse” by Kiss
From the album KISS (1974)
“Firehouse” by Kiss appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1974 on the album KISS. Its best result is #546 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,606 hard rock song of all time.
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Paul Stanley wrote "Firehouse" while he was still a student at New York's High School of Music & Art, and it landed on Kiss's self-titled debut on Casablanca in 1974 with Stanley singing lead. He named his inspiration, the Move's "Fire Brigade", which shares its chorus shape and its sound effects, and the band was already playing it back in the Wicked Lester days. Stanley and Ace Frehley play the guitars, Gene Simmons the bass, Peter Criss the drums, with Simmons and Criss on backing vocals; Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise produced.
On stage it grew into a spectacle, Simmons breathing fire under flashing red lights and wailing sirens, and the band has played it more than 1,000 times. It was also among the first songs Kiss took onto national TV, on ABC's In Concert and The Mike Douglas Show in 1974.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 546 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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