Creatures of the Night

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Creatures of the Night
COTN album cover.jpg
Cover photo by Bernard Vidal
Studio album by
Kiss
ReleasedOctober 25, 1982 (1982-10-25) [1]
RecordedJuly–September 1982 [2]
Studio
Genre
Length38:47
Label Casablanca
Producer Michael James Jackson, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons
Kiss chronology
Killers
(1982)		Creatures of the Night
(1982)		 Lick It Up
(1983)
Singles from Creatures of the Night
  1. "I Love It Loud"
    Released: October 13, 1982
  2. "Killer"
    Released: November 1982
  3. "Creatures of the Night"
    Released: April 1983
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Creatures of the Night" Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell Stanley4:02
2."Saint and Sinner" Gene Simmons, Mikel Japp Simmons4:50
3."Keep Me Comin'"Stanley, MitchellStanley3:55
4."Rock and Roll Hell"Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Simmons4:11
5."Danger"Stanley, MitchellStanley3:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."I Love It Loud"Simmons, Vinnie Vincent Simmons4:15
7."I Still Love You"Stanley, VincentStanley6:06
8."Killer"Simmons, VincentSimmons3:19
9."War Machine"Simmons, Adams, VallanceSimmons4:14
Total length:38:47

Personnel

Charts

1982 weekly chart performance for Creatures of the Night
Chart (1982)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [35] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [36] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [37] 42
Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi ) [38] 25
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [39] 39
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [40] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [41] 22
UK Albums (OCC) [42] 22
US Billboard 200 [43] 45
2022 weekly chart performance for Creatures of the Night 40th anniversary edition
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [44] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [45] 155
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [46] 103
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [47] 38
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [48] 40
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [49] 47
Scottish Albums (OCC) [50] 48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [41] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [51] 35

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Creatures of the Night
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil—120,000 [52]
United States (RIAA) [26] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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