- Modern Day Delilah (song)
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"Modern Day Delilah" 
Single by Kiss from the album Sonic Boom Released August 19, 2009 Format CD single Recorded 2008 at Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California Genre Heavy metal, hard rock Length 3:36 Label Kiss Records, Universal, Roadrunner Writer(s) Paul Stanley Producer Paul Stanley, Greg Collins Kiss singles chronology "You Wanted the Best"
(1998)"Modern Day Delilah"
(2009)"Say Yeah"
(2009)"Modern Day Delilah" is the first single by American rock band Kiss off their 2009 album Sonic Boom.
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Background
"Modern Day Delilah" was announced and released as the lead single off of Sonic Boom on August 19, 2009 to radio. The song was Kiss' first single release in 11 years, the song's predecessor being "You Wanted the Best" which was released in 1998 off the band's Psycho Circus album. Due to early previews of the album, the song has gained positive feedback from both critics and fans, and has been compared to the band's '70s work.[1][2] The song was played on the Kiss Alive/35 World Tour.
The music video for this song leaked online on the first days of December and was officially released on December 9, 2009 and premiered on Yahoo! The video is topped and tailed by footage of giant sized members of Kiss walking through Detroit. The video went on to top UK music video channel Scuzz's "Most Rockin: Viewer Request Show" chart on December 3, 2009.
The single was released as Downloadable Content for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero on 11/19/09 along with the singles: "I Was Made for Lovin' You" and "Lick It Up".[3]
"Modern Day Delilah" peaked at #50 on the Billboard Rock songs chart. [4]
This song is also used for their opening song for Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour and The Hottest Show on Earth Tour.
Personnel
- Paul Stanley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – bass, backing vocals
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Eric Singer – drums, backing vocals
Charts
Country Chart Peak USA Billboard Rock Songs 50 References
- ^ Appleford, Steve. "Kiss “Born Again” With Walmart’s “Sonic Boom”: Band Talks New LP". Rolling Stone. August 17, 2009
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (June 22, 2009). "Kiss “Days From Finishing” New Album, Walmart Deal In the Works". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/22/kiss-days-from-finishing-new-album-walmart-deal-in-the-works/.
- ^ November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16). "Guitar Hero® KISS DLC Pre-Release trailer". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLFyBms1gTI. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "KISS Chart History". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4692/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
Kiss Paul Stanley · Gene Simmons · Tommy Thayer · Eric Singer
Peter Criss · Ace Frehley · Eric Carr · Vinnie Vincent · Mark St. John · Bruce KulickStudio albums Kiss · Hotter Than Hell · Dressed to Kill · Destroyer · Rock and Roll Over · Love Gun · Dynasty · Unmasked · Music from "The Elder" · Creatures of the Night · Lick It Up · Animalize · Asylum · Crazy Nights · Hot in the Shade · Revenge · Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions · Psycho Circus · Sonic Boom · MonsterLive albums Alive! · Alive II · Alive III · Kiss Unplugged · You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! · Kiss Symphony: Alive IV · Kiss Instant Live · Alive! The Millennium Concert · Kiss Alive 35 · Kiss Sonic Boom Over EuropeCompilations Double Platinum · Killers · Chikara · Smashes, Thrashes & Hits · Greatest Kiss · The Very Best of Kiss · The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection · The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection · Gold · The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection · Jigoku-RetsudenBox sets Videos and DVDs Animalize Live Uncensored · Exposed · Crazy Nights · X-treme Close-Up · Kiss Konfidential · Kiss My Ass: The Video · Kiss Unplugged · Psycho Circus 3-D Video · The Second Coming · Kiss Symphony: The DVD · Rock the Nation Live! · Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977 · Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991 · Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000Singles "Nothin' to Lose" · "Kissin' Time" · "Strutter" · "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" · "Rock and Roll All Nite" · "C'mon and Love Me" · "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)" · "Shout It Out Loud" · "Flaming Youth" · "Detroit Rock City" · "Beth" · "Hard Luck Woman" · "Calling Dr. Love" · "Christine Sixteen" · "Love Gun" · "Shout It Out Loud (Live)" · "Rocket Ride" · "Strutter '78" · "Radioactive" · "New York Groove" · "Don't You Let Me Down" · "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" · "You Still Matter to Me" · "I Was Made for Lovin' You" · "Sure Know Something" · "Shandi" · "Talk to Me" · "Tomorrow" · "A World Without Heroes" · "I" · "The Oath" · "I Love It Loud" · "Killer" · "Creatures of the Night" · "Lick It Up" · "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" · "Heaven's on Fire" · "Thrills in the Night" · "Tears Are Falling" · "Crazy Crazy Nights" · "Reason to Live" · "Turn on the Night" · "Let's Put the 'X' in Sex" · "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" · "Hide Your Heart" · "Forever" · "Rise to It" · "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" · "Unholy" · "Domino" · "I Just Wanna" · "Every Time I Look at You" · "I Love It Loud (Live)" · "Rock and Roll All Nite (Unplugged)" · "Jungle" · "Psycho Circus" · "We Are One" · "I Finally Found My Way" · "You Wanted the Best" · "Modern Day Delilah" · "Say Yeah" · "Never Enough"Tribute albums Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation · Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved · A Tribute to the Creatures of the Night · Kiss My Grass: A Hillbilly Tribute to Kiss · Spin the Bottle: an All-Star Tribute to Kiss · Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss · Lick It Up – A Millennium Tribute to Kiss · Kiss My Ankh · Sheep in KISS Make UpConcert tours Club Tour · Kiss Tour · Hotter Than Hell Tour · Dressed to Kill Tour · Alive! Tour · Destroyer Tour · Rock & Roll Over Tour · Love Gun Tour · Alive II Tour · Dynasty Tour · Unmasked Tour · Creatures of the Night Tour · Lick It Up Tour · Animalize Tour · Asylum Tour · Crazy Nights Tour · Hot in the Shade Tour · Revenge Tour · Kiss My Ass Tour · Alive/Worldwide Tour · Psycho Circus Tour · Kiss Farewell Tour · Rocksimus Maximus Tour/World Domination Tour · Rock the Nation Tour · Rising Sun Tour · Hit 'n Run Tour · Kiss Alive/35 World Tour · Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour · The Hottest Show on Earth TourRelated articles Band members · Chelsea · Concert tours · Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park · Detroit Rock City · Discography · Anton Fig · Filmography · Awards · Kiss Army · Kiss: Psycho Circus · Eddie Kramer · Bob Kulick · Ron Leejack · Bill Aucoin · Merchandising · Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child · Kevin Valentine · Wicked Lester · Kiss Coffeehouse · Kiss Kasket · "Theatricality" · "Road to Europe" · Rock School · Gene Simmons Family Jewels
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- 2009 singles
- Songs written by Paul Stanley
- Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
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