I Was Made For Lovin' You

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"I Was Made For Lovin' You"
Single by KISS
from the album Dynasty
Released	May 1979 (US)
Format	7"
Recorded	1979 at Electric Lady Studios and Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard rock/Disco
Length	03:57
Label	Casablanca NB-983 (US)
Producer(s)	Vini Poncia
Chart positions
#11 (United States) #2 (Australia) #1 (Canada) #2 (France) #2 (Germany) #1 (The Netherlands) #10 (Norway) #1 (New Zealand) #19 (Sweden) #2 (Switzerland)
KISS singles chronology
"You Still Matter to Me" / "Hooked on Rock 'N Roll" (US) (1979)	"I Was Made For Lovin' You" / "Hard Times" (1979)	"Sure Know Something" / "Dirty Livin'" (1979)

"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. 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]

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.

[edit] Cover versions

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

• 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 single.
• 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 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.

[edit] Trivia

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

[edit] Notes and references

KISS
Gene Simmons – Paul Stanley – Tommy Thayer – Eric Singer
Peter Criss – Ace Frehley – Eric Carr – Vinnie Vincent – Mark St. John – Bruce Kulick
Discography
Albums: Studio – Live – Compilation
U.S. Top 40 Singles: "Rock and Roll All Nite" – "Shout It Out Loud" – "Beth" – "Hard Luck Woman" – "Calling Dr. Love" – "Christine Sixteen" "Rocket Ride" – "New York Groove" – "I Was Made For Lovin' You" – "Forever"
Filmography: KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park – Detroit Rock City
Related articles
Anton Fig – Bob Kulick – KISS Army – KISS merchandising - KISS timeline – List of KISS concert tours – Wicked Lester