Love at First Sting

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All lyrics are written by Klaus Meine except where noted; all music is composed by Rudolf Schenker except where noted

Love at First Sting
The Scorpions LatFS.jpg
Cover photo by Helmut Newton
Studio album by
Scorpions
Released13 February 1984 (1984-02-13) [1]
StudioDierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany
Genre
Length40:55
Label Harvest/EMI
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Blackout
(1982)		Love at First Sting
(1984)		 Savage Amusement
(1988)
Singles from Love at First Sting
  1. "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
    Released: 30 January 1984 [1]
  2. "Still Loving You"
    Released: June 1984 (US) [2]
  3. "Big City Nights"
    Released: August 1984 (UK)
  4. "I'm Leaving You"
    Released: November 1984 (US)
Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Bad Boys Running Wild"
3:54
2."Rock You Like a Hurricane"
  • Meine
  • Herman Rarebell
4:11
3."I'm Leaving You" 4:16
4."Coming Home" 4:58
5."The Same Thrill" 3:30
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Big City Nights"4:08
7."As Soon as the Good Times Roll"5:01
8."Crossfire"4:31
9."Still Loving You"6:26
2015 bonus tracks (50th anniversary deluxe edition)
No.TitleMusicLength
10."Coming Home" (Demo Version) 3:17
11."Living at Night" (Demo Song) 4:14
12."First Sting Jam" (Demo)
1:25
13."Anytime (You Want It)" (Demo Song) 5:16
14."Still Loving You" (Demo Version) 5:46
2015 bonus CD live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 7 June 1984 (50th anniversary deluxe edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Countdown"1:58
2."Coming Home"3:11
3."Blackout"3:48
4."Bad Boys Running Wild"4:11
5."Loving You Sunday Morning"4:45
6."Big City Nights"5:14
7."Coast to Coast"4:58
8."Still Loving You"5:52
9."Rock You Like a Hurricane"4:20
10."The Zoo"8:05
11."Dynamite"6:41

Personnel

Scorpions
Production

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19] 19
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [20] 15
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [21] 4
French Albums (SNEP) [22] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [24] 25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [26] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 9
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 17
US Billboard 200 [29] 6

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [30] 2× Platinum200,000^
France (SNEP) [31] Platinum400,000*
Germany (BVMI) [32] Gold250,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [31] Gold100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [31] Gold25,000^
United States (RIAA) [33] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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