God Gave Rock and Roll to You
| "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" | |
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| Single by Argent | |
| from the album In Deep | |
| B-side | "Christmas for the Free" |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | 1971 |
| Genre | Rock, progressive rock |
| Length | 6:45 |
| Songwriter(s) | Russ Ballard |
| Producer(s) | Rod Argent, Chris White |
| "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" | ||||
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| Single by Kiss | ||||
| from the album Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture and Revenge | ||||
| Released | August 22, 1991 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:18 | |||
| Label | Interscope 7567 96275-2 (Europe) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Russ Ballard, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bob Ezrin | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |||
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"God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by both Petra, in 1977 and 1984, and Kiss in 1991, both with modified lyrics.
Argent recorded the song in 1971 during the sessions for their album All Together Now, but it originally did not appear as an album track until 1973's In Deep, and was released as a successful single at that time. The 1997 CD re-release of All Together Now has the track included as a bonus. The original lyrics include a reference to British pop singer Cliff Richard, known for his Christianity.
The Christian rock band Petra first released a cover version of the song in their 1977 album Come and Join Us. This version had modified lyrics in the verses from the Argent original, while the chorus remained largely unchanged. Petra then re-recorded and released a somewhat updated version for their 1984 album Beat the System.
In 1989, the British band the Truth released a version.
In 1991, the song was notably covered by Kiss under the title "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II". This version's lyrics and arrangement more closely followed the Petra version of the song. It was released for the film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.
The song has also been covered by Bride featuring rap group DOC and by Midtown.Unrest remade the song as "God Gave Rock & Roll To You III" for their 1992 Bavarian Mods EP.
"God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. Kiss first released it as a single in 1991, featured on the soundtrack to the movie Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, and was later included on Kiss' 1992 album Revenge.
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