June 3, 2018
Written by Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine & Herman Rarebell
Produced by Dieter Dierks
Recorded at Dierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany, 1983
Released on the album Love at First Sting in March 1984
Released as the lead single from their seminal 1984 album Love at First Sting, “Rock You Like a Hurricane” helped propel the German rock band Scorpions to their long-deserved heights a few decades after they began. The song ultimately reached the Top 30 of the pop charts..
“Rock You Like a Hurricane” features great sonic qualities, such as the melodies of lead vocalist Klaus Meine and the guitar lead by Rudolf Schenker, which all worked to make this a staple of eighties hard rock.
Watch “Rock You Like a Hurricane”:
Song Lyrics
Last night was shaking and pretty loud
My cat is purring, it scratches my skin
So what is wrong with another sin?
The bitch is hungry, she needs to tell
So give her inches and feed her well
More days to come, new places to go
I’ve got to leave, it’s time for a show
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
My body is burning, it starts to shout
Desire is coming, it breaks out loud
Lust is in cages till storm breaks loose
Just have to make it with someone I choose
The night is calling, I have to go
The wolf is hungry, he runs the show
He’s licking his lips, he’s ready to win
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane (are you ready, baby?)
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane (come on, come on, baby)
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Rock you like a hurricane
It’s early morning, the sun comes out
Last night was shaking and pretty loud
My cat is purring, it scratches my skin
So what is wrong with another sin?
The night is calling, I have to go
The wolf is hungry, he runs the show
He’s licking his lips, he’s ready to win
On the hunt tonight for love at first sting
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane (are you ready, baby?)
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane (Come on, come on, come on, come on)
Here I am, Rock you like a hurricane
Here I am
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