I Wanna Be Your Dog
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| "I Wanna Be Your Dog" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1969 Italian single | ||||
| Single by the Stooges | ||||
| from the album The Stooges | ||||
| B-side | "1969" | |||
| Released | July 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory, New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | John Cale | |||
| The Stooges singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "I Wanna Be Your Dog" on YouTube | ||||
"I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a song by American rock band the Stooges, released as the group's debut single from the band's 1969 self-titled debut album. The riff is composed of only three chords (G, F♯ and E), is played continuously throughout the song (excepting two brief 4-bar bridges). The 3-minute-and-9-second-long song, with its distortion-heavy guitar intro, single-note piano riff played by producer John Cale of the Velvet Underground, and steady, driving beat, gave the cutting edge of the early heavy metal and punk sound.[6]
In 2004, the song was ranked number 438 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time",[7] but it was dropped to number 445 on its 2010 revision, then was re-ranked at number 314 on its 2021 list.[8] Pitchfork Media placed it at number 16 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".[9]
- Iggy Pop – vocals
- Ron Asheton – guitar
- Dave Alexander – bass
- Scott Asheton – drums
- John Cale – piano, sleigh bells
Cover versions
- Sid Vicious performed a version of the song on his debut album Sid Sings (1979). Actor Gary Oldman performed the song as Sid in the film Sid & Nancy (1986).
- Spanish female punk band Las Vulpes covered the song in 1983 with lyrics in Spanish. The song's title, "Me gusta ser una zorra", translates to English as "I like being a whore". They performed the song on the Spanish national state television broadcaster on a Saturday at noon in April 1983, causing a stir for the explicit and harsh lyrics.[10][11]
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts covered and released this song as part of their 1988 album, Up Your Alley.
- Sonic Youth covered this song live on their Confusion Is Sex LP and on David Sanborn's Night Music TV show in 1989.[12]
- Uncle Tupelo released a cover of the song on their 89/93: An Anthology compilation album, having previously released a demo cover of the song on their March 16–20, 1992 LP.
- Émilie Simon covered the song in her 2003 debut self-titled album, leading to compliments from Iggy Pop.[13]
- Matt Mays recorded a cover of the song on his 2020 album Dog City.[14]
- Actor John McCrea sang a cover version heard in the 2021 film Cruella. McCrea also appeared in the film.[15] Damiano David, lead vocalist of Måneskin, performed a cover of the song for the Italian dub of the film.[16]
- Modern Life Is War released a cover in 2021 on their EP Tribulation Worksongs, Vol. 3.[17]
