“Flaming Youth” developed from an earlier demo titled “Mad Dog” (included on the KISS box set).
Gene remembers the title “Flaming Youth” as the names of one of the bands KISS played with in New York City at the end of 1973.
Flaming Youth received a rare songwriting contribution from Ace Frehley.
[Intro]
Woah yeah!
[Verse 1]
My parents think I'm crazy
And they hate the things I do
I'm stupid and I'm lazy
Man, if they only knew
[Chorus]
How flaming youth
Will set the world on fire
Flaming youth our flag is flying
Higher and higher and higher
[Verse 2]
My uniform is leather
And my power is my age
I'm getting it together
To break out of my cage
[Chorus]
'Cause flaming youth
Will set the world on fire
Flaming youth
Will set the world on fire
Flaming youth, our flag is flying
Higher and higher and higher
[Instrumental break 1:20-1:49]
[Outro]
Flaming youth, will set the world on fire
Flaming youth, will set the world on fire
Flaming youth, will set the world on fire
Flaming youth, will set the world on fire
Flaming youth, will set the world on fire
Flaming youth, our flag is flying higher
And higher and higher and higher
And higher and higher and higher!
Flaming Youth was written by Bob Ezrin & Ace Frehley & Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley.
Flaming Youth was produced by Bob Ezrin.
KISS released Flaming Youth on Mon Mar 15 1976.