Contents.Background The track was written by bassist/vocalist and guitarist, although some versions of the album mistakenly credit Paul Stanley and Vincent. The latter had been working with songwriter Adam Mitchell when he discovered that Mitchell had connections to Kiss, and Cusano made it a point to meet Simmons through Mitchell. After meeting and exchanging phone numbers with Simmons, the two got together and wrote 'I Love It Loud' in addition to another song called ', which appeared on the Creatures album during the same writing session.The song fades out, only to come back even louder, and then fades out a second time.
This idea was taken from ' songs ' and '.Released as a single in 1982, it was only the second Kiss single to feature a picture sleeve and marked the final Kiss single released on the label. As a single, the song did not fare particularly well, failing to crack the, although it did 'bubble under' at #102. The song hit #45 on the RPM Singles Chart in Canada in March 1983.Music video A video was filmed which featured the band, then officially consisting of Simmons, guitarist/vocalist, drummer and guitarist, on stage performing the song while teenagers, watching them perform on television, are being hypnotized (or inspired) by their performance. Howard Marks, KISS' business manager from 1976 to 1988, stars as the father in the video. Screenshot from 'I Love It Loud' video.The video was directed by Paul Davey and produced by John Weaver for Keefco.
It also marked the final video for which Kiss wore their famous make-up before unmasking in 1983 (see ). Although the lead guitarist who recorded the song really was the unofficial member, the music video feature performing Ace Frehley due to contractual reasons, being the last Kiss video to include him (excluding various television appearances Frehley did with the group in support for Creatures of the Night) before his departure later that year.'
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I Love It Loud' was the last Kiss single to feature Simmons on lead vocals until ' in 1991, and the last to feature Simmons as the sole lead vocalist until ' in 1992. However, he was the lead singer of every Kiss B-side until 1988.Alternative versions and covers This song also appears on other releases such as 1993's and on Kiss' in. The single of the live version reached number 22 on s.
A remixed version of the track appears on Kiss's greatest hits album, that features a notably different drum sound and is missing the fade out in the middle of the song.The reworked the song and covered it on their 1995 Injected album, retitled 'I Love It Loud' (Injected Mix).