"Rock You Like a Hurricane" is a song by the German hard rock band Scorpions, considered their signature song. The song was released as the lead single from their ninth studio album, Love at First Sting (1984). It was written by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Rudolf Schenker and arranged/produced by Dieter Dierks. The lyrics of "Rock You Like a Hurricane" also reference the title of the album on which it originally appeared – Love at First Sting.[3]

"Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Artwork for the pressing "made in EEC",[1] whose photograph was also used for the UK release[2]
Single by Scorpions
from the album Love at First Sting
Released	7 February 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Glam metal heavy metal hard rock arena rock
Length	4:11
Label	Harvest Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Rudolf Schenker Klaus Meine Herman Rarebell
Producer(s)	Dieter Dierks
Scorpions singles chronology
"Can't Live Without You" (1984) "Rock You Like a Hurricane" (1984) "Still Loving You" (1984)
Music video
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" on YouTube

Musical style

The song is a combination of hair metal,[4][5][6] heavy metal,[7] hard rock,[8] and arena rock.[9]

Chart performance

"Rock You Like a Hurricane" reached number 25 in the US Billboard Hot 100, greatly contributing to the album's success, and MTV put the video in heavy rotation.^{[citation needed]}

Accolades

In 2006, VH1 named "Rock You Like a Hurricane" number 31 on their 40 Greatest Metal Songs[10] and in 2009 it was named the 18th greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1.[11] On 15 November 2010 it was named the fourth best riff of the 1980s.[12] The racetrack depicted on the single's sleeve corresponds to the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, located in Spain.

Re-recordings

A new version was recorded in 2000 as "Hurricane 2000" on the album Moment of Glory, featuring Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra backing the track. In the same way, it was titled "Hurricane 2001" when played on the follow-up Acoustica. A third re-recording by the band features on their album Comeblack, released in 2011. The 2011 Comeblack re-recording was featured in the 2014 ad for Fiber One cookies, the film Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, and in an episode of the TV shows It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Stranger Things. A version recorded in Spanish by Steph Honde and Micki Milosevic under the name of Unprotected Innocence was featured in and on the score for the 2019 Hellboy film. Rachel Bloom recorded a version of the song for Trolls World Tour as her character Barb.

Personnel

Band members

• Klaus Meine – lead vocals
• Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Francis Buchholz – bass
• Herman Rarebell – drums[13]

Production

• Dieter Dierks – producer, mixing
• Gerd Rautenbach – engineer, mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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