Kick_It_Out_(Heart_song)

Kick It Out (Heart song)

Kick It Out (Heart song)

1977 single by Heart

"Kick It Out" is a short, fast-tempo hard rock song recorded by the rock band Heart, written by Ann Wilson. It was released as the third and final single from the band's second album Little Queen in 1977. When released the song did not perform as well as previous Heart singles, reaching number seventy-nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number sixty-seven on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100.

Quick Facts Single by Heart, from the album Little Queen ...

Fellow Seattle band Foo Fighters played a version during a 2014 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, with Ann and Nancy Wilson performing lead vocals and guitar respectively.[2]

Cash Box called it "hard driving rock and roll" and said that it "benefits from thoughtful stylization on the part of each musician, as well as the energetic vocals of sassy Ann Wilson."[3] Record World called it an "out-and-out" and said that "this single performs just as the title promises."[4]

Chart performance

More information Chart (1977), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Heart singles".
  2. [2]
    "Rolling Stone: "Foo Fighters and Heart's Wilson Sisters 'Kick It Out' on 'Letterman' "". Rolling Stone.
  3. [3]
    "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 12, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. [4]
    "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. November 12, 1977. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. [5]
    "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  6. [6]
    Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  7. [7]
    "Heart - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-12.


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