You Wanted the Best

"You Wanted the Best"
Song

You Wanted the Best is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on their eighteenth studio album Psycho Circus in 1998. The song was written by the band's bassist Gene Simmons, and was released as the fourth single off the album on November 23, 1998. The song only charted on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, reaching number 22. The band never performed the song live.

Background

Gene Simmons, the sole writer of the song, said about the lyrics: "The lyrics talk about a time when everyone in the band was bitching at each other in the press. With family, there's always a mixture of affection and bickering. Listen, we're really servants of the people. Ultimately we have to brush aside our internal differences for the greater of the whole, the greater good, which is the fans. The least we owe them is to shut up, get up on stage and put out." The song is the only one where all band members share lead vocals. At first, the song was titled "Just Give Me Love" and was written in 1977, but Simmons changed the lyrics to make it as a story of the band members.

It is one of only two songs from the album where Ace Frehley played lead guitar, with other being his song "Into the Void". Drums weren't played by Peter Criss, but by Kevin Valentine, a session drummer who played on most of the tracks on the album.

"You Wanted the Best" was released as fourth single off Psycho Circus. It managed to chart only on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, reaching number 22. Kiss never performed the song live.

Appearances

"You Wanted the Best" has appeared on following Kiss albums:

• Psycho Circus - studio version

Personnel

Credited personnel

• Gene Simmons - bass guitar, co-lead vocals
• Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, co-lead vocals
• Ace Frehley - lead guitar, co-lead vocals
• Peter Criss - drums, co-lead vocals

Uncredited personnel

• Kevin Valentine - drums

Charts

Year	Country	Chart	Position
1998	United States	Mainstream Rock Tracks	22