Rock You Like a Hurricane
~ Recording by Scorpions
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.11 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | The Battle of Rock | Deep Purple vs. Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Love Metal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | |
| 1.14 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Rock Der Rykker | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CMC Special | 5381222 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | 314 548 118-2 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 314 548 118-2, D144640 |
| 5.19 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Like, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 78239 |
| 1.12 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Absolute Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records ANS (Norwegian record company, not for release label use) | EVACD 158 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | 314 548 118-2 |
| 2.4 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Burner | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 069 721-2 |
| 1.9 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Frosh: The Mullet Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | |
| 1.9 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Grand Collection | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Квадро-Диск (Russia) | |
| 1.4 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:15 | Scorpions | The Millenium Collection | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.6 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Winning Combinations | Whitesnake / Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Special Products | 314 583 512-2 |
| 1.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Heavy Metal Masters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.10 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | ?:?? | Scorpions | Radio Waves of the 80's: Rock Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:16 | Scorpions | Classic Metal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | 0039 2 |
| 1.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Power Rock Original Masters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations), Universal Music Special Markets | 440068856-2 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | The Essential | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 07243 583219 2 0 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | The Essential | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 07243 583219 2 0 |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Tracks of Thunder | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment Norway AS (Norwegian subsidiary of SME since 2009; do not use as an imprint!) | |
| 2.9 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | The Best Heavy Metal Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 598 |
| 2.12 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Box of Scorpions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 583 448-2 |
| 2.14 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Die stärksten Rock Hits II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Saturn Markt (German electronics retailer) | SSP 989473 2 |
| 3.6 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Ultimate Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 07243 8642102 |
| 2.15 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Classic Rock Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | B000437102 |
| 2.15 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Classic Rock Gold (BMG club edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | B0004371-02, D 261551 |
| 2.5 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | The Platinum Collection | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 00946 340407 2 3 |
| 1.17 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Die Hit-Giganten: Rocksongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876 73352 2 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | This Is Mullet Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Deadline Music (US rock) | CLP-CD-9262 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | This Is Mullet Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Deadline Music (US rock) | CLP 1491-2 |
| 5.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | 100% Rock, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0094633824621 |
| 1.9 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Hard ’n’ Heavy 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Finland | 0946 343290 2 6 |
| 2.5 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | The Platinum Collection | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 00946 343805 2 2, CDEMCJT (SEDL) 6272 |
| 2.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | No.1's | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Gold | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | B000654502 |
| 1.18 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:11 | Scorpions | Heavy Metal: The First 20 Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), Time–Life Music | A 683077, M19182 |
| 1.12 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Metal Masters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | 80's Gold: The Rockers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | |
| 2.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Gold | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | B0006545-02 |
| 1.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | ?:?? | Scorpions | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories: V-Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
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| 4.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Top 100 Hits 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Coqueiro Verde | |
| 1.12 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Blades of Glory | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Lakeshore Records | LKS 33910 |
| 1.8 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Monsters of Rock: Platinum Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie, Warner Custom Products | 7930189163-2, OPCD-7975 |
| 1.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Bild Rock Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 2.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | The Complete College Classics Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 3.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | The Heavy Metal Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 187338 |
| 1.4 | Rock You Like A Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Deadliest Stings - Greatest Hits | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | 4424457-2 |
| 1.16 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | The Best of Scorpions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 0075305951 |
| 1.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | NOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series) | |
| 1.4 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | History of Rock - Guitar Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Best of Rockers ’n’ Ballads | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | UICY 90916 |
| 2.5 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:11 | Scorpions | Die Hit-Giganten: Rock aus Deutschland | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 88697013702 |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Hard Rock, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Canada | 0075304232 |
| 1.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | 80s Metal Mania | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | B0012304-02 43418 |
| 4.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Hard + Heavy | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Bayern 3: Los Rockos! Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Bayerischer Rundfunk | 88697 37420 2 |
| 2.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane (1995 digital remaster) | 4:13 | Scorpions | Super Rock Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697524212 |
| 1.15 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Legend of Rock | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Canada | 0075319852 |
| 1.15 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Legends of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Canada Inc. (not for release label use!) | |
| 2.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Absolute Rock Anthems II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4099 |
| 2.12 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | The Scorpions | 25 Jahre RTL: Die besten No. 1 Hits aus 25 Jahren | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Media (EMM in logo above EMI Music Media) | 50999 693426 2 2 |
| 1.7 | Rock You Like A Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Guitar Monsters - Collector's Edition Disk 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.15 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | ?:?? | Scorpions | Legends of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Rock You Like A Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Icon | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B001488402 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Icon 2 | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B0014885-02 |
| 1.6 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Golden Collection | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Rock You Like A Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Icon | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B0014884-02 |
| 1.13 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Gods of Guitar (Canadian version) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Strategic Marketing (imprint used by Sony BMG Music Entertainment in Mexico) | |
| 1.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | NOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series) | |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Love at First Sting (original master recording) | Scorpions | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 143 |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Best | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 06007 5 34747 8 5 |
| 2.15 | Rock You Like a Hurricane (album version) | 4:13 | Scorpions | Classic Rock Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Love at First Sting (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | Scorpions | Album |
| 2DF.enterprises, BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | 538159342 |
| 14.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | 50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | [none] |
| 13.2 | Rock You Like A Hurricane | 4:10 | Scorpions | 50th Anniversary Deluxe Editions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | [none] |
| 1.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:16 | Scorpions | The Angry Birds Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | |
| 1.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:16 | Scorpions | The Angry Birds Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 555499-2 / 7567-86646-7 |
| 1.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:11 | Scorpions | Goe Vur In Den Otto | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 536.778.1 |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Love At First Sting (Russian edition.) | Scorpions | Album |
| BMG (fake label, for Russian or other bootlegs/counterfeits/pirated releases only), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Warner Music Russia | 88985317132 |
| 1.26 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | The Scorpions | Stranger Things: Music From the Netflix Original Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88985480912 |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Love at First Sting | Scorpions | Album | BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | 538394482 | |
| 1.45 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | NOW 100 Hits: Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | ||
| 3.13 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | NOW 100 Hits: Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | CDNNNOW83 |
| 3.15 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Platinum Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 5392535 |
| 1.13 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | ?:?? | Scorpions | 80s Rock Down: The Ultimate Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Xploded | XPLODED82V |
| 2.11 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | 80s Rock Down: The Ultimate Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Xploded | 6489186 |
| 4.10 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Now That’s What I Call Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Now! Music | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.14 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Sampler Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | CATF-05190-2 |
| 1.16 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Best of Scorpions: Green Series | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
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| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.17 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:16 | Scorpions | YTMND Soundtrack, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| YTMND | |
| 1.17 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:16 | Scorpions | YTMND Soundtrack, Volume 4 (Remastered) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
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| 1.31 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:11 | Scorpions | 40 Greatest Metal Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | The Metal Museum, Volume 20: Glam Metal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.5 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Greatest Hits | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | 16042-1/2 |
| 2.7 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Greatest Hits | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | 24939-1/2 |
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:13 | Scorpions | Love at First Sting: Demos & Rehearsals | Scorpions | Album |
| Shades (Japanese live bootleg releases) | Shades 490 |
| 2.10 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | The Platinum Collection (SHM-CD) | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
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| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:11 | Scorpions | Love at First Sting | Scorpions | Album |
| BMG Japan | BVCM-40009 |
| 1.5 | Rock You Like A Hurricane | 4:14 | Scorpions | Fan Jams - Fox Sports Radio | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Clear Channel Music Group (this is not an imprint!) | OPCD 7683 |
| 1.1 | Rock You Like a Hurricane | 4:12 | Scorpions | Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions | Scorpions | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | none |
Relationships
| engineer: | Mike Beiriger Dieter Dierks David Hewitt (engineer) Gerd Rautenbach |
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| producer: | Dieter Dierks |
| mixer: | Mike Beiriger Dieter Dierks Scorpions (German rock band) |
| acoustic guitar: | Rudolf Schenker |
| bass guitar: | Francis Buchholz |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) |
| electric guitar: | Rudolf Schenker (in 1984) |
| electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: | Matthias Jabs Rudolf Schenker |
| slide guitar: | Matthias Jabs |
| background vocals: | Francis Buchholz Matthias Jabs Klaus Meine Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) Rudolf Schenker |
| lead vocals: | Klaus Meine |
| arranger: | Dieter Dierks |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 1984, in 2018) Breeze Music (in 1984) EMI (EMI Records, EMI Records, since 1972) (in 1984) The Island Def Jam Music Group (Island Def Jam Music Group, American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1984) BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 2015) |
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| recorded at: | Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1983 until 1984) |
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| DJ-mixes: | Never Too Old to Rock by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist) The Rockin’ Funky Cold Megamix by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist) (order: 2) |
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| sampled by: | Girl Talk Is Here by Girl Talk (US producer and mashup artist Gregg Gillis) |
| mash-ups: | Advice Snake Sells Everything by Psycosis (Brony mashups) |
| part of: | Alan Cross: Hurricane Songs (number: 5) (order: 5) VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 18) (order: 18) Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 36) (order: 36) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/58XWGx7KNNkKneHdprcprX [info] |
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| recording of: | Rock You Like a Hurricane (in 1984) |
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Related works
Rock You Like a Hurricane
| lyricist: | Klaus Meine Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) |
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| composer: | Rudolf Schenker |
| publisher: | Arabella Music Edition München Arabella Musikverlag GmbH Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) |
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| later parody versions: | Drop Your Knife and Hurry, Man |
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| later translated parody versions: | Skorpione: Vom Winde verdreht |
| music quoted in: | Ballad of the Scorpions |
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