Song · Kiss
“Hide Your Heart” by Kiss
From the album Hot in the Shade (1989)
“Hide Your Heart” by Kiss appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1989 on the album Hot in the Shade. Its best result is #759 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,967 hard rock song of all time.
Paul Stanley had "Hide Your Heart" kicking around for a while before Kiss finally put it on a record. He wrote it with Desmond Child and Holly Knight, the band demoed it for Crazy Nights, their 14th studio album, and then left it off, so Stanley offered it to other singers, and Bonnie Tyler cut it first, as the title track of her 1988 album. Then 1989 brought a rush of versions: Robin Beck, Molly Hatchet and Ace Frehley all released one, and Kiss reclaimed it for Hot in the Shade.
Their take puts Stanley on lead vocals, with Gene Simmons on bass, Eric Carr on drums and Phil Ashley on keyboards. Stanley and Simmons produced it themselves, Pat Regan recorded it and Dave Wittman mixed, with extra engineering from Mikey Davis.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 759 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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