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"I" is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their 1981 studio album Music from “The Elder”. It was the album's second single.

"I"
Single by Kiss
from the album Music from "The Elder"
B-side	"The Oath"
Released	1981
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock
Label	Casablanca
Songwriter(s)	Bob Ezrin, Gene Simmons
Producer(s)	Bob Ezrin
Kiss singles chronology
"A World Without Heroes" (1981) "I" (1981) "Killer" / "I Love It Loud" (1982)

Background and writing

It is the 11th and last track on the Kiss 1981 studio album Music from “The Elder”.[1]

The song was written by Bob Ezrin and Gene Simmons and produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel

• Paul Stanley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gene Simmons – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Ace Frehley - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Eric Carr – percussion, backing vocals
• Bob Ezrin - percussion
• Allan Schwartzberg – drums

Reception

Brett Weiss's Encyclopedia of Kiss characterizes the song as "celebratory, fist-pumping, foot-stomping".[1]

Commercial performance

The song reached No. 62 in Germany and No. 48 in the Netherlands.[2]

Kiss has a "forgotten" music video of this song on YouTube.[3]

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Germany[2]	62
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	48

References

External links

• Kiss – "I" at Discogs

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