Writers: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Bob Ezrin
Producer: Bob Ezrin
Recorded: Winter 1975-76 at the Record Plant in New York City
Released: Spring 1976
| Players: | Paul Stanley–vocals, guitar Gene Simmons–bass, vocals Ace Frehley–guitar, vocals Peter Criss–drums, vocals |
| Album: | Destroyer (Casablanca, 1976) |
“Shout It Out Loud” was the first single from Kiss's Destroyer album, although the Peter Criss-sung ballad “Beth” would make a bigger commercial splash.
The song peaked at Number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, Kiss's fourth appearance on that chart.
A live version of the song from the Alive II album hit Number 54 in Billboard, the second Kiss single–after “Rock And Roll All Night”–to be released in both studio and live versions.
“Shout It Out Loud” has remained a staple of the group's repertoire and live performances. It was the first video the reunited Kiss shot in 1996 to promote its live collection You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best.
“Shout It Out Loud” is also one of only three songs Kiss itself performed for the soundtrack of Detroit Rock City, a 1999 film about Kiss fans from Cleveland traveling to Detroit for a Kiss concert there. The other songs are “Detroit Rock City” and “Nothing Can Keep Me From You.”
Destroyer reached Number 11 on the Billboard 200 and was Kiss's first platinum album.
Destroyer was also Kiss's breakthrough in the Great Britain, hitting Number 22 on the U.K. album chart.
