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“Love Gun” by Kiss
From the album Love Gun (1977)
“Love Gun” by Kiss appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2016. It was first released in 1977 on the album Love Gun. Its best result is #525 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,970 classic rock song of all time.
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Paul Stanley wrote "Love Gun" on his own, and on the title track of Kiss's 1977 album he handles the lead vocal, the rhythm guitar and the bass as well. He has said the words were sparked by "The Hunter" section of Led Zeppelin's "How Many More Times", and he calls it quintessential Kiss, one of the handful of songs that sum the band up.
Eddie Kramer produced it with the band and engineered alongside Corky Stasiak. The trade papers heard high energy, power riffs and hard-edged rock 'n' roll, yet the single stalled at 61 on the Hot 100, with Peter Criss's "Hooligan" on the flip. Didn't matter: Kiss have played it on every tour since.
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 | 525 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2002 | 956 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2013 | 906 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 961 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 915 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 836 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
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