Editing Dokken (section)

===Commercial success (1983–1988)===
Juan Croucier left Dokken in 1983 just prior to the release of the "Breaking the Chains" video to join [[Ratt]] alongside DeMartini. He was replaced by [[Jeff Pilson]], who joined in time to film the video (without having played the song). The album ''[[Tooth and Nail (Dokken album)|Tooth and Nail]]'' was released on September 13, 1984. The album contained several hit songs including "[[Just Got Lucky (Dokken song)|Just Got Lucky]]", "[[Alone Again (Dokken song)|Alone Again]]", and "[[Into the Fire (Dokken song)|Into the Fire]]", and sold over one million copies in the US alone, peaking at No.&nbsp;49, while selling another estimated one million copies worldwide.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} On November 22, 1985, the band's third album ''[[Under Lock and Key]]'' was released. It also sold over one million copies with the singles "[[In My Dreams (Dokken song)|In My Dreams]]" (#24), "[[The Hunter (Dokken song)|The Hunter]]" (#25) and "It's Not Love". During this time in the 1980s, Dokken opened for such bands as [[Judas Priest]], [[AC/DC]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]] and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], among others. The 1986 documentary short ''[[Heavy Metal Parking Lot]]'' features fans of Dokken and Judas Priest [[Tailgate party|tailgating]] before a concert in Maryland.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

Following a successful tour with [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], Dokken returned to the studio in December 1986 to record "[[Dream Warriors (song)|Dream Warriors]]", a song for the movie soundtrack ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors]]''. The track brought the band to the attention of many UK hard rock fans. The song was released as a single ("Dream Warriors" / "Back for the Attack") on February 10, 1987. After this release, the band took nearly 6 months off before recording ''[[Back for the Attack]]''. The album was released on November 27, 1987, with the singles "[[Burning Like a Flame]]" (#20), "Heaven Sent" and "[[Prisoner (Dokken song)|Prisoner]]" (#37) making the album the band's most successful release, reaching No.&nbsp;13 on U.S. charts. It also included a remixed version of the single "Dream Warriors" (#22), and the accompanying [[music video]] featured band members interacting with the film's characters. ''Back for the Attack'' became Dokken's third record to reach platinum status.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

After releasing ''Back for the Attack'', the band toured as part of the [[Monsters of Rock Tour 1988]] festival in the summer of 1988 along with [[Van Halen]], [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[Metallica]], and [[Kingdom Come (German band)|Kingdom Come]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Dokken.html |title=Dokken Biography |publisher=Sweetslyrics.com |date=January 27, 1988 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094001/http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Dokken.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Recordings from their April 1988 tour in Japan led to the release of live album ''[[Beast from the East]]'' on November 16, 1988, which went Gold in the United States and charted at No.&nbsp;33. The album scored one studio single, titled "Walk Away" and a music video was made for it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dokken - Walk Away (music video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho5IF2yX5l8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/ho5IF2yX5l8| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-15|website=youtube.com| date=November 18, 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>