Nothin' to Lose (Kiss song)

"Nothin' to Lose"
Single by Kiss
from the album Kiss
B-side	"Love Theme from KISS"
Released	February 8, 1974 [1]
Recorded	1973
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:26
Label	Casablanca/Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Gene Simmons
Producer(s)	Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise
Kiss singles chronology
"Nothin' to Lose" (1974) "Kissin' Time" (1974)
Kiss track listing
10 tracks "Strutter" "Nothin' to Lose" "Firehouse" "Cold Gin" "Let Me Know" "Kissin' Time" "Deuce" "Love Theme from KISS" "100,000 Years" "Black Diamond"

7" Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nothing' to Lose"	Gene Simmons	3:26
2.	"Love Theme from Kiss"	Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss	2:24
Total length:			5:50

7" EP

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nothin' to Lose"	Simmons	3:26
2.	"Kissin' Time"	Bernie Low, Kal Mann	3:52
3.	"Strutter"	Simmons, Stanley	3:10
4.	"Deuce"	Simmons	3:05
Total length:			13:33

Personnel

Kiss

• Gene Simmons – bass, lead vocals
• Peter Criss – drums, lead vocals
• Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Bruce Foster – acoustic piano, additional guitar

References

1. "KISS - Nothin' To Lose". Dutch Charts . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
2. Gene Simmons Kiss and Make-Up 1407060171 2010 "At the beginning of May, it was released—“Nothin' to Lose,” a real KISS song, was the B-side—and broke into the Top 100."
3. "Nothin' to Lose info". Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
4. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 23, 1974. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 2, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-17.