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Kick It Out (Heart song)

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"Kick It Out"
Single by Heart
from the album Little Queen
B-side"Go on Cry"
Released1977
Recorded1977
GenreHard rock
Length2:45
LabelPortrait Records
Songwriter(s)Ann Wilson
Producer(s)Mike Flicker
Heart singles chronology
"Little Queen"
(1977)
"Kick It Out"
(1977)
"Heartless"
(1978)

"Kick It Out" is a short, fast-tempo hard rock song recorded by the rock band Heart, written by Ann Wilson. It was released as the third and final single from the band's second album Little Queen in 1977. When released the song did not perform as well as previous Heart singles, reaching number seventy-nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Fellow Seattle band Foo Fighters played a version during a 2014 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, with Ann and Nancy Wilson performing lead vocals and guitar respectively.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart[2] 67
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 79

References

  1. ^ "Rolling Stone: "Foo Fighters and Heart's Wilson Sisters 'Kick It Out' on 'Letterman' "". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. ^ "Heart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-12.