Song · Twisted Sister
“The Kids are Back” by Twisted Sister
From the album You Can’t Stop Rock ’n’ Roll (1983)
“The Kids are Back” by Twisted Sister appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1983 on the album You Can’t Stop Rock ’n’ Roll. Its best result is #765 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,979 hard rock song of all time.
"The Kids Are Back" came charging out in May 1983, the second single lifted from Twisted Sister's second album, You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll. Frontman Dee Snider wrote it by himself, words and music, and Stuart Epps produced it.
It's a fists-up heavy metal terrace chant, built to be hollered back at the stage. Reviewing the single for Kerrang!, Howard Johnson reckoned it was the obvious pick to follow "I Am (I'm Me)", a sing-along rocker cut from Judas Priest's commercial cloth, and while he doubted the band could repeat their early success, he still called it a damn good ditty. Enough British record buyers agreed to make it the band's second chart hit: it climbed to 32 in the UK and stuck around the top 75 for six weeks.
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 | 765 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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