Hey, Hey, What Can I Do
1970 single by Led Zeppelin
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"Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" is a rock ballad song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1970 as the B-side of the single "Immigrant Song" in the US.[3]
| "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" | |
|---|---|
| |
| Single by Led Zeppelin | |
| A-side | "Immigrant Song" |
| Released | 5 November 1970 |
| Recorded | May–June 1970 (?); 29 May 1970[1] |
| Studio | Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Headley Grange, Hampshire; Olympic Sound Studios, London[1] |
| Genre | Country rock[2] |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Jimmy Page |
Releases
After its release on a single, "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" was included on the Atlantic Records compilation album The New Age of Atlantic in 1972.[a] The song was first released on CD in September 1990, on the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set collection.[3] In 1992, as a 20th-anniversary release, "Immigrant Song"/"Hey, Hey What Can I Do" was issued as a "vinyl replica" CD single.
In 1993, the song was included on The Complete Studio Recordings 10-CD box set, as one of four bonus tracks on the Coda disc as well as the subsequent 12-CD Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection box set released in 2008. In 2015, the song was also included on disc one of the two companion discs of the reissue of Coda.[citation needed]
Critical reception
ClassicRockHistory.com wrote: "I was completely blown away when I heard that country-esque introduction to “Hey Hey What Can I do.”"[5] AllMusic reviewed the 2000 single version by Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes and said: "This single, however, is useless to all but a completist, as the only track is the LP version and there are no exciting extras at all."[6]
Personnel
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:[1]
- Robert Plant – vocals
- Jimmy Page – acoustic guitars (six-string and twelve-string)
- John Paul Jones – bass, mandolin
- John Bonham – drums
See also
- List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs – "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" entries