Wearing and Tearing
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| "Wearing and Tearing" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Led Zeppelin | |
| from the album Coda | |
| Released | 19 November 1982 |
| Recorded | 21 November 1978 |
| Studio | Polar, Stockholm |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 5:31 |
| Label | Swan Song |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Jimmy Page |
"Wearing and Tearing" is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin. It is the eighth and final track on their 1982 compilation album, Coda. It was recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, during the In Through the Out Door sessions on 21 November 1978.[1]
The origins of "Wearing and Tearing" can be traced to jams during "Dazed and Confused" earlier in the 1970s. It is notably featured in the 1972 live album How the West Was Won. Due to space constraints, "Wearing and Tearing" was one of three songs recorded at Polar Studios which were omitted from In Through the Out Door and later released on Coda, the other two being "Ozone Baby" and "Darlene".[1] The group considered releasing it as a special commemorative single in time for their performance at the 1979 Knebworth Festival, but this plan was abandoned because of time constraints.[2] The song was never performed at Led Zeppelin concerts, but Jimmy Page and Robert Plant played it at their Knebworth reunion in 1990.[1]
