Reason to Live
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| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Crazy Nights | ||||
| Released | November 12, 1987 (US) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | One on One Recording Studios, Canoga Park, California: 1987 |
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| Genre | Pop rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Mercury 870 022-7 (US) | |||
| Producer | Ron Nevison | |||
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"Reason to Live" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. It is featured on the group's 1987 album Crazy Nights.
Background [edit]
Written by singer/guitarist Paul Stanley and professional songwriter Desmond Child, "Reason to Live" is a power ballad, heavy on keyboards and production. The B-side is the Gene Simmons-helmed album track "Thief in the Night".
A video was made to help promote the single. It featured clips of the band playing the song live on a large, well-lit stage, interspersed with shots of a young blonde woman. Portrayed by Playboy playmate Eloise Broady, the model is visibly distressed over relationship troubles with Stanley. She vents her frustrations by throwing a wine bottle at a picture of the two of them, and sets Stanley's car on fire after dousing it with gasoline. The video received airplay on MTV, and was directed by Marty Callner and produced by Callner, Doug Major and Bill Brigode.[1]
Chart performance [edit]
Released as a single in 1987, the song would prove to be a minor hit for the band. It made the Top 40 charts in the United Kingdom,[2] and reached number 34 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[3] and 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ KISS Video Information
- ^ International Chart History
- ^ a b "Billboard singles chart history-Kiss". Retrieved February 18, 2009.
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