"
Kicks" is a song by
American rock band
Paul Revere & the Raiders.
Barry Mann and
Cynthia Weil wrote the song for
The Animals, but the band's lead singer
Eric Burdon turned it down. Instead, Paul Revere & The Raiders recorded and released it as a single in 1966. The single was a number one hit in Canada, and reached number four in the United States. "Kicks" was included on the band's fifth album,
Midnight Ride, released in May 1966. A live version of the song was recorded on the band's 1996
Greatest Hits Live compilation album.