Gene Simmons, the sole writer of the song, admitted he was trying to copy his song "
Deuce" when composing "Domino", although the song borrows much more from the song "Nasty Nasty" by the band
Black 'n Blue. "Nasty Nasty" was written by Simmons,
Tommy Thayer and
Jaime St. James, while "Domino" is credited to Simmons only. Simmons said about the creation of the song: "This song started out with a bass lick, much as 'Deuce' did. Once I had the meter down, I started writing rhyming words, but without a melody – so it was almost a rap. Then I talked the song through with the lick, and the melody just came naturally. The melody that came to me was the bass lick, so I just shadowed my melody with the lick on guitar." The song was demoed by Simmons and the band Silent Rage, whom Simmons had signed to his label $immons Records (sic). The demo version differs from the studio version in its verses, as the verse in the demo is: Here's an introduction, her name is Domino Never had confession, if you really wanna know In the studio version, the verse is: Never had confession, never had a home Never had no worry, until I met Domino The key of the solo was changed by
Bob Ezrin to provide "more energy". ==Promotion==