ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE

Released: 1984

Album: Love at First Sting

Writers: Music by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, lyrics by singer Klaus Meine and drummer Herman Rarebell.

Stats: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" was the Scorps' first Top 40 hit in America, peaking at number-25.

Background: The Scorpions broke through in the U.S. in 1982 with their album Blackout. Singer Klaus Meine says the band spent a lot of time on the road in the States behind that album, and all the craziness was reflected in the lyrics to "Rock You Like a Hurricane." "Those lyrics were very much inspired by touring. For every rock musician in the world to come to America in the '80s, it was the place to really experience the interactive thing with the audience and what's going on everywhere."