Rise to It

1990 single by Kiss

"Rise to It"

Single by Kiss
from the album  Hot in the Shade
Released| April 1, 1990 (US)
Recorded| The Fortress,
Hollywood, CA: 1989
Genre| Hard rock, glam metal
Length| 4:08
Label| Mercury 875-098-7 (US)
Songwriter(s)| Paul Stanley, Bob Halligan Jr.
Producer(s)| Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
Kiss singles chronology
| "Forever" / "The Street Giveth and the Street Taketh Away"
(1990)  | "Rise to It"
(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)

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Music video
"Rise to It" on YouTube

"Rise to It" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on the band's fifteenth studio album, Hot in the Shade in 1989. It is the opening track on the album and was released as the third and final single on April 1, 1990. However, it only charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock Tracks.[1] The band only performed the song during the Hot in the Shade Tour. It is the final single by the band on which Eric Carr plays drums. He was diagnosed with terminal heart cancer following the supporting tour.

## Background

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The song, written by Paul Stanley, the band's vocalist/rhythm guitarist, and Bob Halligan Jr., starts with an acoustic intro, which has been compared to Cinderella's "Bad Seamstress Blues" by one review .[2] The lyrics explore a singer's life of an unknown musician who claims that he will "rise to it".[3] The story was re-told in a music video, where Stanley and Gene Simmons are seen in 1975 putting on make-up and talking about what would happen if they took the make-up off. Then, the song starts and the band is seen in 1989 playing in a club in a small crowd. The song was added to the setlist for the second show of the Hot in the Shade Tour and was performed until the end of the tour, but the band dropped the song from the setlist for the Revenge Tour and have never played the song again.[4] The song was the lowest charting single off the album, reaching number 81 on Billboard Hot 100 and number 40 on Mainstream Rock.[1] It was the last Kiss single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

## Music video

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The music video, directed by Mark Rezyka, features Stanley and Simmons in their iconic makeup personas for the first time since the band's Creatures of the Night tour in 1982. The video's intro and epilogue scenes take place at the band's dressing room in 1975. While putting their makeup on, Stanley and Simmons debate about performing without the makeup. In the epilogue, as the band prepares for their show, Stanley states that no matter what changes, they will still be Kiss. The costumes used in these scenes are historically inaccurate; Simmons' costume is from the Unmasked (1980) era while Stanley's is from Love Gun (1977). In addition, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley are substituted with body doubles who are obviously Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick (who was wearing Vinnie Vincent’s “Ankh Warrior” costume).[5]

## Charts

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Chart (1990)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA Charts)[6] | 144
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 81
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] | 40

## Personnel

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* Paul Stanley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Gene Simmons – bass, backing vocals
* Eric Carr – drums, backing vocals
* Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals

## References

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1. ^ a b Kiss > Hot in the Shade > Charts & Awards > Billboard singles. Allmusic. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
2. ^ KISS - Hot In The Shade (album review). Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
3. ^ Kiss - Rise to It lyrics. sing365.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
4. ^ KISS Song Statistics - Rise to It by KISS. setlist.fm. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
5. ^ "Rise to It". Kiss via YouTube. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
6. ^ "Week commencing 10 September 1990". Bubbling Down Under. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
7. ^ "Kiss Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
8. ^ "Kiss Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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* "Nothin' to Lose"
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Hotter Than Hell|

* "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

Dressed to Kill|

* "Rock and Roll All Nite"
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Alive!|

* "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Live)

Destroyer|

* "Shout It Out Loud"
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Rock and Roll Over|

* "Hard Luck Woman"
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Love Gun|

* "Christine Sixteen"
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* "Shout It Out Loud" (Live)
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* "Strutter '78"

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* "Radioactive"

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* "New York Groove"

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* "Don't You Let Me Down"
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Paul Stanley|

* "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)"

Dynasty|

* "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
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* "Shandi"
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Music from "The Elder"|

* "A World Without Heroes"
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Creatures of the Night|

* "I Love It Loud" (US)
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Lick It Up|

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Animalize|

* "Heaven's on Fire"
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Asylum|

* "Tears Are Falling"
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Crazy Nights|

* "Crazy Crazy Nights"
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* "Turn On the Night"

Smashes, Thrashes & Hits|

* "Let's Put the X in Sex"
* "(You Make Me) Rock Hard"

Hot in the Shade|

* "Hide Your Heart"
* "Forever"
* "Rise to It"

| Revenge|

* "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"
* "Unholy"
* "Domino"
* "I Just Wanna"
* "Every Time I Look at You"

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Alive III|

* "I Love It Loud" (Live)

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* "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Unplugged)

Carnival of Souls|

* "Jungle"

Psycho Circus|

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* "Modern Day Delilah"
* "Say Yeah"
* "Never Enough"

Monster|

* "Hell or Hallelujah"
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Best of Kiss 40|

"Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi na" (with Momoiro Clover Z, Japan only)

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