“Lick It Up” by Kiss

"Lick It Up" was the title track and first single from Kiss's 1983 album, and it came with a big reveal: the video, which premiered on MTV that September in a half-hour special hosted by J. J. Jackson, was the first clip to show the band with their faces bare. Paul Stanley and Vinnie Vincent wrote it, Stanley sings and plays guitar alongside Vincent, and Eric Carr drums; Michael James Jackson produced with Gene Simmons and Stanley, and Frank Filipetti mixed.

For all the hype it stalled at 66 in the States, though it went top 40 in Britain and several other countries. The fans never let go: Kiss has played it more than 1,500 times, one of their ten most-played songs, and it shows up on Alive III and Kiss Symphony: Alive IV.

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