Whole Lotta Love
1969 single by Led Zeppelin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Whole Lotta Love" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is the opening track on the band's second album, Led Zeppelin II, and was released as a single in 1969 in several countries; as with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was released in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it became their first hit and was certified gold.[8] Parts of the song's lyrics were adapted from Willie Dixon's "You Need Love", recorded by Muddy Waters in 1962; originally uncredited to Dixon, a lawsuit in 1985 was settled with a payment to Dixon and credit on subsequent releases.
"Whole Lotta Love" | ||||
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Single by Led Zeppelin | ||||
from the album Led Zeppelin II | ||||
B-side | "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" | |||
Released | 7 November 1969 (1969-11-07) | |||
Recorded | 14–19 April 1969, 28–30 April 1969[1] | |||
Studio | Olympic, London; A&M, Hollywood[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:33[7] | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |||
Led Zeppelin singles chronology | ||||
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In 2004, the song was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in March 2005, Q placed "Whole Lotta Love" at number three in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It was placed 11 on a similar list by Rolling Stone. In 2009 it was named the third greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.[2] In 2014, listeners to BBC Radio 2 voted "Whole Lotta Love" as containing the greatest guitar riff of all time.[9]