Sure Know Something

"Sure Know Something"
Single by Kiss
from the album Dynasty
Released 1979 (US)
Format 7"
Recorded 1979 at Electric Lady Studios and
Record Plant Studios,
New York City
Genre Hard rock, disco
Length 3:58
Label Casablanca NB-2205 (US)
Writer(s) Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia
Producer(s) Vini Poncia
Kiss singles chronology
"I Was Made For Lovin' You" / "Hard Times"
(1979)		 "Sure Know Something" / "Dirty Livin'"
(1979)		 "Shandi" / "She's So European"
(1980)

"Sure Know Something" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, released on their 1979 album Dynasty. The B-side is "Dirty Livin'", another album track featured on the Dynasty album which was co-written and sung by drummer Peter Criss.

Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and producer Vini Poncia, "Sure Know Something" reached number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1979, and in the Top Ten in some countries around the world.[1] It would become another top ten hit(#5) for the band in Australia.

A promotional video, directed by John Goodhue, was filmed for the single and featured the band on a mock-up of what was their Dynasty-era stage show.[2] "Sure Know Something" was performed by the band acoustically during their MTV Unplugged performance in 1995 and with the Melbourne Symphony Ensemble on their live album Kiss Symphony: Alive IV.

Chart performance

Country (1979) Peak
position
Australia 5
Canada 48
Germany 28
The Netherlands 3
New Zealand 11
United States 47

Cover versions

A number of artists have released cover versions of "Sure Know Something". A partial listing:

References

  1. ↑ International Chart History
  2. ↑ KISS video information
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