Album · 1984
Love at First Sting
by Scorpions
Love at First Sting is a 1984 hard rock album by Scorpions. It runs 9 tracks across 41 minutes on BMG Rights Management GmbH. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 8 ratings.
Dieter DierksHard Rock · Rock · Heavy Metal
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- 4.1 /5
- 8 ratings
- 75 /100
- 5 critics
- 9
- Tracks
- 41 min
- Runtime
- 135 bpm
- Tempo
- A major
- Key
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8 ratings · avg 4.1
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- AllMusic4.5/5
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- Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
- Rolling Stone3/5
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Love at First Sting album cover
The Love at First Sting cover was designed by Kochlowski, Missmahl and Pieczulski and photographed by Helmut Newton.
- Design
- Kochlowski, Missmahl, Pieczulski
- Photography
- Helmut Newton
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Tracklist
9 tracks · 41 min
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About
Love at First Sting is the ninth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, It was released on March 27, 1984 (see 1984 in music). Love at First Sting became the most successful album of the band in the USA where it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1984 and went double-platinum by the end of the year, reaching triple-platinum status in 1995. The song "Rock You Like a Hurricane" reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the same year, "Still Loving You" reached number 64 on the same chart, number 14 in Germany, number 3 in the French and Swiss Top 50. This album is notable in that it was one of the first digitally recorded heavy metal albums ever released.
In brief
- Is Love at First Sting good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Love at First Sting 4.1/5 from 8 ratings.
- When was Love at First Sting released?
- Love at First Sting was released in 1984 on BMG Rights Management GmbH.
- How many tracks are on Love at First Sting?
- Love at First Sting has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 41 minutes.
- What genre is Love at First Sting?
- Love at First Sting is catalogued under Hard Rock, Rock, Heavy Metal.
- What BPM is Love at First Sting?
- Love at First Sting runs at a median tempo of 135 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Love at First Sting?
- Listeners of Love at First Sting also rate The Final Countdown by Europe, Machine Head by Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow by Rainbow.
- Who produced Love at First Sting?
- Dieter Dierks produced all 9 tracks on Love at First Sting.
- Who wrote the songs on Love at First Sting?
- Love at First Sting was written by Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker.
Credits
- Produced by
- Written by
- Herman RarebellKlaus MeineRudolf Schenker
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
- Played by
- Francis BuchholzHerman RarebellMatthias JabsRudolf Schenker
- Vocals by
- Klaus MeineRudolf SchenkerFrancis BuchholzHerman RarebellMatthias Jabs
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