Rock You Like a Hurricane

"Rock You Like a Hurricane"
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
Released 7 February 1984
Format
Recorded 1983
Genre Heavy metal[3]
Length 4:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dieter Dierks
Scorpions singles chronology
"Can't Live Without You"
(1982)		 "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
(1984)		 "Still Loving You"
(1984)

"Can't Live Without You"
(1982)		 "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
(1984)		 "Still Loving You"
(1984)
Audio
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" on YouTube

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is a song by German rock band Scorpions. The song 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.

Chart performance

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

Accolades

In 2006, VH1 named "Rock You Like a Hurricane" number 31 on their 40 Greatest Metal Songs[4] and in 2009 it was named the 18th greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1.[5] On 15 November 2010 it was named the number 4 best riff of the '80s.[6] 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 2014 in a commercial for Fiber One cookies and the 2015 horror comedy film Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.

Film, television, and video games

The song has been used in numerous shows and films, including The Good Guys, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Simpsons, Hope & Faith, Trailer Park Boys, Jawbreaker, Knocked Up, Little Nicky, The Cleveland Show, Role Models,[7] and Scorpion. It is also frequently used in television commercials and other promos, including for Blades of Glory, The Iron Giant, Human Weapon, and Monsters vs. Aliens.

The song was featured at the end of the Scorpion episode, "A Cyclone". It was also used in The Simpsons Game at some points in the end of the game along with the credits. The song has been used in other video games including Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the radio station V-Rock, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Portal: Prelude, and NHL 10.

Sport

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is commonly played at sporting events, becoming an unofficial anthem for numerous teams, such as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Miami Hurricanes, Carolina Hurricanes, Buffalo Sabres (who use the 2000 orchestral version), and JYP. In 2006, the song caused a controversy when used by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders in their halftime routine during a game against the New Orleans Saints. Some attending the game saw the song as being played in poor taste, given the extensive damage caused to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Nick Evans of the New York Mets uses the song as his at-bat music, and it was formerly played when Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks scored a goal during home games.

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is regularly played at home matches of the German football team Hannover 96, as Scorpions originated from the same city. The team formerly used the song as entrance music.

Literature

The song is referenced in Dave Eggers' 2002 novel You Shall Know Our Velocity, in which the main characters attempt to anonymously distribute money on a round the world trip by taping parcels containing cash and bearing the line "Here I am Rock You Like a Hurricane" onto houses, animals and other objects.

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top 100[8] 37
France Top 50 17
UK Singles Chart 78
US Billboard Hot 100 25
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks 5

Personnel

Band members
Production
  • Dieter Dierks - producer, mixing
  • Gerd Rautenbach - engineer, mastering

References

  1. ↑ 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' / 'Coming Home' (vinyl)|format= requires |url= (help) (Media notes). Scorpions. EMI Electrola / Harvest. 1C 006 2000347. Made in EEC. The release contains the acronyms "GEMA" and "STEMRA".
  2. ↑ 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' / 'Coming Home' (vinyl)|format= requires |url= (help) (Media notes). Scorpions. EMI Records. HAR 5225. Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited.
  3. ↑ "Hit Parader Salutes 20 Years of Metal - Various Artists". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", May 1–4, 2006, VH1 Channel, reported by VH1.com; last accessed September 10, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". January 1, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Start Me Up: The Top 10 Riffs of the 1980s". Gibson.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  7. ↑ Aqua Teen Hunger Force, "The Last One", "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"; Trailer Park Boys, "Friends of the Road"
  8. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Archived from the original on July 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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