"I Wanna Be Your Dog"is a song by American rock bandthe Stooges,released as the group's debut single from the band's 1969self-titled debut album.The riff is composed of only threechords(G, F♯ and E), is played continuously throughout the song (excepting two brief 4-barbridges). The 3-minute-and-9-second-long song, with its distortion-heavy guitar intro, single-note piano riff played by producerJohn Caleofthe Velvet Underground,and steady, driving beat, gave the cutting edge of the earlyheavy metalandpunksound.[4]
| "I Wanna Be Your Dog" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1969 Italian single | ||||
| Singlebythe Stooges | ||||
| from the albumThe Stooges | ||||
| B-side | "1969" | |||
| Released | July 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory,New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | John Cale | |||
| The Stoogessingles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "I Wanna Be Your Dog"onYouTube | ||||
In 2004, the song was ranked number 438 onRolling Stonemagazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time",[5]but it was dropped to number 445 on its 2010 revision, then was re-ranked at number 314 on its 2021 list.[6]Pitchfork Mediaplaced it at number 16 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".[7]
Personnel
edit- Iggy Pop- vocals
- Ron Asheton- guitar
- Dave Alexander- bass
- Scott Asheton- drums
- John Cale- piano,sleigh bells
Cover versions
edit- Sid Viciousperformed a version of the song on his debut albumSid Sings.ActorGary Oldmanperformed the song as Sid in the filmSid & Nancy.
- Sonic Youthcovered this song live on theirConfusion Is SexLP and onDavid Sanborn'sNight MusicTV show in 1989.[8]
- Uncle Tupeloreleased a cover of the song on their89/93: An Anthologycompilation album, having previously released a demo cover of the song on theirMarch 16-20, 1992LP.
- Swansperformed a version of the song on theirChildren of God/World of SkinLP.
- Matt Maysrecorded a cover of the song on his 2020 albumDog City.[9]
- ActorJohn McCreasang a cover version heard in the 2021 filmCruella.McCrea also appeared in the film.[10]Damiano David,lead vocalist ofMåneskin,performed a cover of the song for the Italian dub of the film.[11]
- Modern Life Is Warreleased a cover in 2021 on their EPTribulation Worksongs, Vol. 3.[12]
References
edit- ^Stiernberg, Bonnie."The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time".Paste.Archived fromthe originalon August 1, 2017.RetrievedMay 15,2016.
- ^Martin Charles Strong; Brendon Griffin (2008).Lights, camera, sound tracks.Canongate. p. 269.ISBN978-1-84767-003-8.RetrievedOctober 6,2015.
- ^Britannica Educational Publishing (December 1, 2012).Disco, Punk, New Wave, Heavy Metal, and More: Music in the 1970s and 1980s.Britannica Educational Publishing. p. 171.ISBN978-1-61530-912-2.RetrievedOctober 6,2015.
- ^Trynka, Paul(2007).Iggy Pop: open up and bleed.New York: Broadway Books. pp.95.ISBN978-0-7679-2319-4.
- ^"Rolling Stone: The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon December 17, 2006.RetrievedAugust 31,2017.
- ^Rolling Stone (September 15, 2021)."The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".Rolling Stone.
- ^"The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s | Pitchfork".Pitchfork.
- ^https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/sonic-youth-stooges-i-wanna-be-your-dog-tv-debut/Far Out MagazineOctober 3, 2021
- ^Oliver Crook,"Matt Mays' 'Dog City' Turns a Corny Concept into a Heartwarming Experiment".Exclaim!,May 22, 2020.
- ^Jirak, Jamie (May 28, 2021)."Cruella's John McCrea Recorded a Song for the Film".Comicbook.RetrievedJune 4,2021.
- ^"Maneskin doppiatori per Crudelia:" Siamo come Lei "".Sky TG24(in Italian). May 25, 2021.RetrievedOctober 21,2021.
- ^"Hear Modern Life Is War's New Rager" Survival "".Revolver.November 30, 2021.RetrievedJuly 16,2022.
External links
edit- "I Wanna Be Your Dog"atDiscogs(list of releases)