I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU

"'I Was Made for Lovin' You'" is a hard rock/disco song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album ''Dynasty'' (see 1979 in music). It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album. It was the band's second Gold single, selling over 1 million copies. The B-side of the single is the album track "Hard Times", which was written by Ace Frehley. The single reached #11 on the US Billboard singles chart.
The song was one of the band's few singles to chart in the UK in the 1970s, though only peaking at No. 51, where a 7 min 54 sec version was released on 12" single in addition to the shorter 7".
The song draws heavily from the disco style that was popular in the United States in the late 1970s. Kiss guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, who co-wrote the song with Desmond Child and Vini Poncia, has stated that "I Was Made For Lovin' You" was a conscious effort on his part to prove how easy it was to write and record a hit disco song.^[1]
Although Peter Criss appeared in the video and on the album cover, he did not actually play on the track. As with most of the ''Dynasty'' album, session drummer Anton Fig took the place of Peter Criss, who had been deemed unfit to play by producer Vini Poncia.^[1]
Throughout the years since its release, the song has become a permanent staple in Kiss's live performances, despite sounding different from the studio version. During the time the late Eric Carr was with the band, the song was played in a significantly faster tempo, attributed by Carr's rapid drumming skills. More recent performances starting from the 1992-1993 ''Revenge'' tour onwards featured the song in the same tempo as the studio version, but with a less-pronounced disco feel.

Contents

Cover versions

Trivia

Notes and references

Cover versions

A number of artists have released cover versions of "I Was Made For Lovin' You". A partial listing:

★ In 1989, Swedish singer Ankie Bagger covered the song for her 1989 album ''Where Were You Last Night''.

★ In 1996, Italian singer Dave Rodgers recorded a Eurobeat version.

★ In 1996, Heart Attack also recorded a Eurobeat version with a female vocal on the Blow Up label. The CD single included three versions: Edit, Extended Version, and Club Mix, as well as an additional track written by two of the three producers.

★ In 1998, German techno group Scooter covered the song on their album ''No Time To Chill'' and went on to release it as a double-single with "We Are the Greatest".

★ In 1998, Finnish metal band Embraze covered the song for their debut album LAEH.

★ In 2000, German electro band Queen of Japan released their version.

★ In 2000, Greek Pop Sing Anna Vissi Cover the song and released it on her first English Album Everything Iam

★ In 2002, Mexican singer Paulina Rubio included her rendition of the song on her album ''Border Girl''.

★ In 2004, Japanese folk-pop duo the Indigo included an acoustic rendition of the song on their cover album ''My Fair Melodies 2''.

★ In 2005, Japanese Shibuya-kei singer Maki Nomiya song on her album ''Party People''.

★ In 2006, Spanish underground performer and rockstar La Prohibida recorded the Spanish cover "Estoy hecha para amarte".

★ In 2007 on Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of American Idol, contestant Max Buskohl sang the song in his first of two performances for the night.

★ Swedish dansband Leif Nordbergs, which has covered hard rock and heavy metal hits in dansband versions, also covered this song.

Trivia

★ It is sung in Moulin Rouge!, when Satine and Christian are in the elephant.

★ In the Simpsons episode Pray Anything, Homer blasts the song at full volume soon after moving into the church.

★ Four Western children sing this song in a Japanese television commercial of Canon.

★ Is featured in a scene from the film Endless Love.

★ One of the recent covers is used in the promotional television advert for the third series of Australia's Next Top Model.

Notes and references

1. Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. ''KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography'', Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5
2. Leaf, David and Ken Sharp. ''KISS: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography'', Warner Books, 2003. ISBN 0-446-53073-5