Rock You Like a Hurricane

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"Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Rock You Like a Hurricane by Scorpions European artwork German release.png
Artwork for the pressing "made in EEC", [1] whose photograph was also used for the UK release [2]
Single by Scorpions
from the album Love at First Sting
Released3 February 1984 [3]
Recorded1983
Genre
Length4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dieter Dierks
Scorpions singles chronology
"Can't Live Without You"
(1984)		"Rock You Like a Hurricane"
(1984)		"Still Loving You"
(1984)
Music video
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" on YouTube

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is a song by the German hard rock band Scorpions, considered their signature song. It was released as the lead single from their ninth studio album, Love at First Sting (1984). It was written by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Rudolf Schenker and arranged/produced by Dieter Dierks. The lyrics of "Rock You Like a Hurricane" also reference the title of the album on which it originally appeared – Love at First Sting . [7]

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Chart performance

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" reached number 25 in the US Billboard Hot 100, greatly contributing to the album's success, and MTV put the video in heavy rotation.[ citation needed ]

Accolades

In 2002, the Carolina Hurricanes used "Rock You Like a Hurricane" alongside their mascot Stormy as an intro for their team and Stormy plants a storm warning flag into PNC Arena. In 2006, VH1 named "Rock You Like a Hurricane" number 31 on their 40 Greatest Metal Songs [8] and in 2009 it was named the 18th greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1. [9] On 15 November 2010 it was named the fourth best riff of the 1980s. [10] The racetrack depicted on the single's sleeve corresponds to the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, located in Spain.

Re-recordings

A new version was recorded in 2000 as "Hurricane 2000" on the album Moment of Glory , featuring Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra backing the track. In the same way, it was titled "Hurricane 2001" when played on the follow-up Acoustica. A third re-recording by the band features on their album Comeblack , released in 2011. The 2011 Comeblack re-recording was featured in the 2014 ad for Fiber One cookies, the film Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse , and in an episode of the TV shows It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Stranger Things . A version recorded in Spanish by Steph Honde and Micki Milosevic under the name of Unprotected Innocence was featured in and on the score for the 2019 Hellboy film. Rachel Bloom recorded a version of the song for Trolls World Tour as her character Barb.

Personnel

Band members

Production

Charts

Chart (1984–1985)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [12] 37
France (SNEP) [13] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 47
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 78
US Billboard Hot 100 25
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' / 'Coming Home' (Media notes). Scorpions. EMI Electrola / Harvest. 1C 006 2000347. Made in EEC.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) The release contains the acronyms "GEMA" and "STEMRA".
  2. ↑ 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' / 'Coming Home' (Media notes). Scorpions. EMI Records. HAR 5225. Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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