‘Wild Thing’ is a song written by American songwriter Chip Taylor and popularized by the English rock band the Troggs. It was originally recorded and released by the American rock band the Wild Ones in 1965, but it did not chart.
English rock band the Troggs recorded the song after their manager Larry Page recommended it, recalling later that it was "so weird and unusual that we just had to record it" The Troggs' single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart in 1966. Their version of ‘Wild Thing’ was ranked at number 257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It has also been performed by many other musicians.
Chip Taylor was thrilled at having his first major rock’n’roll hit, and as the years have gone by he has been delighted at the wide array of performers who have chosen to make it their own. He said, “I felt The Troggs captured the essence of the song,”
‘Wild Thing’ has since become one of the most covered Rock and Roll songs. The Jimi Hendrix Experience gave a dramatic performance of the song, at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967: in the documentary Monterey Pop, Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire at the song's conclusion.
Songwriter – Chip Taylor
Producer – Larry Page
SONG LYRICS
[Intro][Chorus]
Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing
[Verse 1]
Wild thing, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
Come on, hold me tight!
I love you
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing
[Ocarina Solo]
[Verse 2]
Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
So, come on, and hold me tight!
You move me
[Chorus]
Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing
[Outro]
Come on! Come on!
Wild thing
Shake it! Shake it!
Wild thing
I love you
Wild...