Back for the Attack

Back for the Attack is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released on November 2, 1987, through Elektra Records.

Back for the Attack
Studio album by
Dokken
ReleasedNovember 2, 1987 (1987-11-02)
RecordedDecember 1986,
August 1987
Studio
  • One on One, North Hollywood
  • Music Grinder, Hollywood
  • Total Access, Redondo Beach, California
  • Rumbo, Canoga Park, Los Angeles
  • Can-Am, Reseda, Los Angeles
Genre
Length63:02
LabelElektra
ProducerNeil Kernon
Dokken chronology
Under Lock and Key
(1985)		 Back for the Attack
(1987)		 Beast from the East
(1988)
Singles from Back for the Attack
  1. "Dream Warriors"
    Released: February 10, 1987
  2. "Burning Like a Flame"
    Released: September 1987
  3. "Heaven Sent"
    Released: March 25, 1988
  4. "So Many Tears"
    Released: June 1988

Back for the Attack was certified Gold and Platinum on January 14, 1988. The album sold about 1,5 million records worldwide.

A remastered edition featuring a bonus track was reissued in 2009 through Warner Music Japan. It is the band's best-selling album, reaching No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remaining on that chart for 33 weeks.

Three singles also charted on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart: "Dream Warriors" reached No. 22, "Prisoner" at No. 37, and "Burning Like a Flame" at No. 20 as well as No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The single "Dream Warriors" was originally released in February 10, 1987, as the theme song for the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

The album title for Back for the Attack was taken from an earlier Dokken song of the same name, recorded during the sessions for Under Lock and Key (1985) and released as the B-side to "Dream Warriors". It was later included in the 2009 remastered edition of the album as a bonus track.

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