Hot in the Shade is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released in 1989.

Unlike its predecessor album, 1987's Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade does not heavily feature keyboards.

[3] The album includes the biggest hit of the band's non-makeup era, the power ballad "Forever",[4] which was co-written by Paul Stanley and Michael Bolton.

Aiming for a more stripped-down sound, Simmons and Stanley reportedly decided to record the album there after considering several different studios.

The final video, "Forever," depicts the band in sepia tone monochrome, with yellow highlights from the sunlight.

[15] Despite the top 10 success of "Forever", Hot in the Shade was the first KISS album since 1982's Creatures of the Night not to be certified Platinum status.