Lightning Strikes
Aerosmith
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The boys and the Dukes are ready to rumble The word on the street some heads are gonna tumble Blades gonna flash when streets gang clash In the avenue tonight When the lightning strikes Zip gun Johnny's finger is itchin' The lid's gonna blow up in hell's kitchen It's an eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth It's so ruthless when they fight When the lightning strikes And it's free for all in the parking lot And who'll rule the street And the night explodes When the cops bring down the heat And the chains they crash like thunder While the weak ones all retreat Gotta draw first blood Or they'll read your funeral rights When the lightning strikes It's dog eat dog when you meet your rival And the combat zone it's your means of survival Gonna get last licks on a suicide blitz With a broken dagger knife When the lightning strikes And it's free for all in the parking lot And who'll rule the street And the night explodes When the cops bring down the heat And the chains they crash like thunder While the weak ones all retreat Gotta draw first blood Or they'll read your funeral rights Oh, oh When the lightning strikes When the lightning strikes When the lightning strikes Lightning and thunder When the lightning strikes
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Written by: RICHIE SUPA
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10 facts about this song
Album Release"Lightning Strikes" is featured on Aerosmith's seventh studio album "Rock in a Hard Place" which was released in August 1982.
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Band LineupThis song was recorded at a time when the band lineup was not original. Guitarist Joe Perry had left the band in 1979, and guitarist Brad Whitford also left during the making of this album.
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SongwriterThe track was written by Richie Supa, a friend and collaborator of the band and not by any Aerosmith member, which made this song somewhat unique in the band's discography.
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Lead Single"Lightning Strikes" was the lead single from "Rock in a Hard Place," and it reached the 21st spot on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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Album PerformanceDespite the success of "Lightning Strikes," the album "Rock in a Hard Place" was not as commercially successful as Aerosmith's previous albums, reaching only number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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Live PerformancesAfter the band reunited with its original members, the song didn't appear in their live sets regularly despite its popularity.
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Different SoundMusic critics often state that "Lightning Strikes" and the entire "Rock in a Hard Place" album represented Aerosmith's experimental era, moving away from their traditional hard rock sound.
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Music VideoThe song also has a music video, representing the band's early ventures into the then-new trend of music videos for promoting songs.
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Replacements' ContributionThe guitar parts for the song were played by Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay, who temporarily replaced Joe Perry and Brad Whitford respectively.
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Cover ArtThe cover art for "Rock in a Hard Place", the album on which "Lightning Strikes" is featured, was one of the famous album covers created by renowned Surrealist artist H. R. Giger.
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