God Gave Rock and Roll to You

"God Gave Rock and Roll to You"
One of side-A labels of UK single
Single by Argent
from the album In Deep
B-side"Christmas for the Free"
Released23 February 1973[1]
Recorded1971
StudioAbbey Road (London, England)
Length
  • 6:45 (album version)
  • 3:30 (single edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Russ Ballard
Producer(s)
Argent singles chronology
"Tragedy"
(1972) 		"God Gave Rock and Roll to You"
(1973) 		"It's Only Money, Part 2"
(1973)

"God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by Kiss as "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" in 1991, with modified lyrics.

Argent

Argent recorded the song in 1971 during the sessions for their album All Together Now, but it originally did not appear as an album track until 1973's In Deep, and was released as a successful single at that time. The 1997 CD re-release of All Together Now has the track included as a bonus. The original lyrics include a reference to British pop singer Cliff Richard, known for his Christianity.

Record World said that "'Hold Your Head Up' established British contingent as a potent singles selling act, but this Russ Ballard song will make them giants."[2]

The song reached No. 18 in the United Kingdom,[3] and No. 114 in the United States.[4] "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You" was originally written and composed by Russ Ballard for his band, Argent. The band released it first in their 1973 album, In Deep. Petra released it in 1977 as part of their second album, Come and Join Us. There's also a brief reprise of the song featured as the last song in the album.

Although Ballard is credited, Petra's version features completely different verses with a more spiritual angle than the Argent version. Wes Yoder, president of Ambassador Artist Agency said about the song: "It was the boldest statement anyone in Christian music had made until that time ... This was a radical notion, especially in the minds of the leaders of conservative churches."

Petra recorded the song again in 1985 for their seventh album, Beat the System. An abridged version of the song was also part of Petra's live set featured in the album Captured in Time and Space, which was released in 1986. It features only the chorus and the closing part of the song, without any of the verses. As opposed to the full versions of the song, this one lasts barely over a minute.

Chart history

Chart (1973) Peak
position
UK[3] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 114

Personnel

Petra

"God Gave Rock and Roll to You" was covered, by American Christian rock band Petra for their 1977 album Come and Join Us and their 1984 album Beat the System.[5] Bob Hartman wrote different verse lyrics to give it a spiritual dimension.[6] The song was also covered in 1993 by Bride featuring D.O.C.

Kiss

"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
Single by Kiss
from the album Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture and Revenge
Released22 August 1991 (1991-08-22)
Recorded1991
GenreRock
Length5:18
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bob Ezrin
Kiss singles chronology
"Rise to It" / "Silver Spoon"
(1990) 		"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" / "Junior's Gone Wild (performed by King's X / Shout It Out (performed by Slaughter)"
(1991) 		"Unholy" / "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"
(1992)
"God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" (1991)
Harmonizing with Paul Stanley during the bridge of "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" would be Eric Carr's final recording with Kiss before his death in 1991.
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American hard rock band Kiss covered the song in 1991 as "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" for the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. The track was released as a single in 1991 and appeared on the band's 1992 album Revenge.

Though the power ballad[7] covered the original Argent 1973 version "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", it had barely modified lyrics in the verses, thus the reason behind the slight change in the name of the song. It is one of the few songs from Kiss' "non-makeup era" to be played live since the band returned to wearing their trademark makeup in 1996.

It was the last Kiss song to feature longtime drummer Eric Carr before his death three months later after it was released as a single. Although he was too ill to play drums on the track, he is featured on backing vocals during the a cappella break, singing the repeated line "...to everyone, he gave a song to be sung", as well as performing drums during the video for the song. This also marked his final video appearance with the band. He had lost all his hair from his chemotherapy treatments and wore a wig during the video shoot. The drum tracks were recorded by Eric Singer, who would become Kiss' full-time drummer following Carr's death.[8] Singer also makes his recording debut with the band on this song.

The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder".

Personnel

Kiss

Additional personnel

Chart performance

The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the top 10 in Ireland,[9] the United Kingdom,[10] Germany,[11] and Switzerland.[12] In the United States, it reached No. 21 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.[13] The music video received heavy rotation on music television channels.

Versions

The version released as a single and on the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey differs slightly from that played in the film. In the film, a 40-second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai.[14][15] It was later included on Steve Vai's album The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1 under the title "Final Solo". "God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" would also be included on the Kiss albums Revenge in 1992[16] and in a live version on Alive III, released in 1993.[17]

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Argent singles".
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 24 March 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 24 March 1973. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
  5. ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 693–695. ISBN 978-1565636798.
  6. ^ "the-top-fifty-petra-songs-of-all-time/". Rambling Veron Entry #44. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ "24 of the Biggest and Best Movie Power Ballads".[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You: the story behind the song". Louder Sound. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. ^ a b "KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b "KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b "KISS Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Kiss – God Gave Rock And Roll To You". YouTube. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  15. ^ "God Gave Rock N Roll To You". YouTube. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  16. ^ "Revenge - Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  17. ^ "Alive III - Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  18. ^ "KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  19. ^ "KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 5. 1 February 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  21. ^ "KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  22. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  23. ^ "1992 Year-End Sales Charts – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1992" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1992" (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.

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