God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II
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The video was filmed in Los Angeles, California in July 1991 and was directed by Mark Rezyka
. It features the band playing in a room with flashbacks of Simmons and Stanley during the make-up era of Kiss's heyday. There were no prominent clips of Carr during the make-up years featured in the video, even though he was a part of that era for three-and-a-half-years. During the Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991
special aired on VH1 classic, Gene Simmons has stated that,"It's not just a cover song for a soundtrack, but a testament to Eric Carr, and I think a lot of people don't realize that."
The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the Top Ten in the United Kingdom
and Germany
. It reached number 21 on Billboard'
s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US, as well as it's video receiving heavy rotation on music television channels.
The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons
and Paul Stanley
sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder".
The version released as a single and on the soundtrack to Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey differs slightly from that played in the film. In the film, a 40 second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai
. It was later included on the album "The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1" under the title "Final Solo" (Track 15). As a result, many fan-cut mixes can be found combining the two songs to replicate the version which played in the film, which has a duration of 5:26.
Mark Rezyka
Mark Rezyka is a top director of heavy metal videos in the 1980s and 1990s. With partners Marcelo Epstein and Dominic Orlando, he founded Pendulum Productions in 1982, and directed over 300 music videos over the next 15 years...
. It features the band playing in a room with flashbacks of Simmons and Stanley during the make-up era of Kiss's heyday. There were no prominent clips of Carr during the make-up years featured in the video, even though he was a part of that era for three-and-a-half-years. During the Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991
Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991
Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991 is a DVD/Home Video that was released by Kiss on August 14, 2007. It contains three discs, plus three separate bonus discs sold only within initial first pressings. Some initial packages included a replica ticket to Magic Mountain for Kiss meets the Phantom of the...
special aired on VH1 classic, Gene Simmons has stated that,"It's not just a cover song for a soundtrack, but a testament to Eric Carr, and I think a lot of people don't realize that."
The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the Top Ten in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It reached number 21 on Billboard'
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US, as well as it's video receiving heavy rotation on music television channels.
The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
and Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder".
The version released as a single and on the soundtrack to Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey differs slightly from that played in the film. In the film, a 40 second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
. It was later included on the album "The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1" under the title "Final Solo" (Track 15). As a result, many fan-cut mixes can be found combining the two songs to replicate the version which played in the film, which has a duration of 5:26.