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“Tears are Falling” by Kiss
From the album Asylum (1985)
“Tears are Falling” by Kiss appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1985 on the album Asylum. Its best result is #163 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,159 hard rock song of all time.
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"Tears Are Falling" led the charge for Asylum, Kiss's 1985 album on Mercury, and it's Paul Stanley's baby from top to bottom: he wrote it alone and sings lead, a rare solo creation for him in the band's later catalog, and his last one until "Loving You Without You Now" on his 2006 solo record Live to Win. Stanley and Gene Simmons produced, with Bruce Kulick on guitar and backing vocals, Simmons on bass, Eric Carr on drums and Dave Wittman recording and mixing.
Cash Box singled out its hooky chorus and pop arrangement. The single made only a modest dent in the US and UK, but David Mallet's video, shot in London that September, lived on Dial MTV's request show for months, until a rule change shut out any clip more than a few weeks past its release.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 163 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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