(You Make Me) Rock Hard

"(You Make Me) Rock Hard"
Single by Kiss
from the album Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
B-side	"Deuce"
Released	December 1988 (1988-12)
Recorded	1988
Studio	Right Track, New York City
Genre	Glam metal
Length	3:26
Label	Mercury (US)
Songwriter(s)	Paul Stanley, Desmond Child, Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Paul Stanley
Kiss singles chronology
"Let's Put the X in Sex" (1988) "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" (1988) "Hide Your Heart" (1989)
Music video
"(You Make Me) Rock Hard" on YouTube

"(You Make Me) Rock Hard" is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their 1988 greatest hits album Smashes, Thrashes & Hits. The song is the album's second track^[1] and was released as its second single.

Background and writing

"(You Make Me) Rock Hard" is one of two new songs on the Kiss greatest hits album Smashes, Thrashes & Hits released in 1988, the other being "Let's Put the X in Sex". Both songs are about sex.^[1][2]

The song was written by Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Diane Warren.^[1]

It was recorded by Paul Stanley on his own in July 1988 at New York's Right Track Studios. According to The Official Price Guide to Kiss Collectibles by Ingo Floren, "Let's Put the X in Sex" and "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" "let some fans wonder about the new musical direction of the band" because they "were produced with lots of keyboards over a dance-orientated beat".^[3]

The song was released in the United States as a cassette single in December 1988.^[3]

Music video

Howard Johnson writing for Classic Rock ranked the song's video at No. 8 on their list of The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos.^[4]

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
• Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Eric Carr – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Phil Ashley – keyboards

References

1. Brett Weiss (2017-07-24). Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects. McFarland. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-1-4766-2540-9.
2. Canon Ball. CAMION BLANC: KISS MANIA KISS par un fan. CAMION BLANC. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-2-35779-351-4.
3. Ingo Floren (2004). The Official Price Guide to Kiss Collectibles. Ingo Floren. pp. 209–. ISBN 978-1-4000-5029-1.
4. Johnson, Howard (July 21, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

External links

• "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" at Discogs
• Anthony X (2016-11-09). Kiss My Black Ass!: This Is My Black Kiss-Story. AuthorHouse. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-1-5246-4942-5.