Psycho Circus is a song by the American hard rock band KISS. It is the title track from the 1998 album with the same name. The b-side is the non-album track "In Your Face", a song written by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and sung by guitarist Ace Frehley.

Written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and Curt Cuomo, it was specifically written to fit the theme of the Psycho Circus tour and album. According to producer Bruce Fairbairn, "We didn't have an opener for the record. We didn't have anything that was going to start things off. And ^* just looked at me and said, 'check this. This is it...' We both sat there and looked at each other and started to laugh. Because that was it" KISS Online w/ Bruce Fairbairn

A video was made to promote the single, which was made in the same 3-D theme as the album and tour, and was directed by James Hurlburt and produced by Doc McGhee and Eddie Vasker.KISSfaq Video information The video was ignored by MTV.

As a single, the song did not make an appearance in the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, although it would prove to be a Top Ten hit in other countires in the world, including Canada and Norway.International Chart Info

The song would open sets for the band on the Psycho Circus Tour to support the album, and was performed on KISS's performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and subsequent live album Alive IV in 2003.

"Psycho Circus" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1999 for best Hard Rock Performance, although they lost out to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant as their track "Most High" got the award.List of the 1999 Grammy Award Winners and Nominations

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