I Go Wild
"I Go Wild" | ||||
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Single by the Rolling Stones | ||||
from the album Voodoo Lounge | ||||
Released | 3 April 1995 (1995-04-03) | |||
Recorded | July–August, November–December 1993 | |||
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Length | 4:23 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
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The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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"I Go Wild" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1994 studio album, Voodoo Lounge. Credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "I Go Wild" is largely a Jagger composition.[1] "I Go Wild" was released as the fourth and final single from Voodoo Lounge. Following its UK release on 3 July 1995, it reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.
A music video for the song was shot at Ex-templo de San Lázaro in Mexico City immediately before the Stones' 14-stadium tour of South America. The song was performed throughout the 1994–1995 Voodoo Lounge Tour;[1] a live version from 1994 appeared on the maxi-single, and a 1995 live performance was released in 2016 on Totally Stripped.
Background and composition
On its creation, Jagger said in 1994, "'I Go Wild', I suppose, is the one I play (guitar) on most. I mean, I just created it on guitar with Charlie [Watts], as a groove. And we more or less had the whole song down before we took it to anyone else."[1] On the song overall, Jagger said, " I like that song. I really got into the lyrics on that one. One of the wordy ones."
A straightforward rock song, "I Go Wild"'s lyrics tell of the singer's relationship with an unnamed "femme fatale";
And the doctor says you'll be okay, And if you'd only stay away; From femme fatales and dirty bitches, And daylight drabs and nighttime witches, And working girls and blue stockings, And dance hall babes and body poppers,
And waitresses with broken noses, Checkout girls striking poses,
And politicians' garish wives, With alcoholic cunts like knives
I go wild when you're in my face; I go wild when I taste your taste;
I go wild and I go insane; I get sick - somebody stop this pain
"I Go Wild" was recorded between July and August 1993 and between November and December 1993 at Sandymount Studios, Ireland and A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles.[1] With Jagger on lead vocals and electric guitar, Richards and Ron Wood accompany him on electric guitars. Charlie Watts performs drums while Darryl Jones performs bass. Chuck Leavell performs the song's organ while Phil Jones incorporate percussion. Jagger, Richards, Bernard Fowler, and Ivan Neville perform backing vocals.[2]
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 57 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] | 44 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 61 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 48 |
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 29 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] | 20 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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Australia | 3 April 1995 |
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Japan | 17 May 1995 |
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United Kingdom | 3 July 1995 |
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References
- ^ a b c d "Out of Tears". Time Is On Our Side. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
- ^ "I Go Wild". Keno's Rolling Stones Lyric Page. 2007. (accessed 17 August 2007).
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 May 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9041." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – I Go Wild" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones – I Go Wild" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Rolling Stones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "New Releases – Product Available from: 03/04/95 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 268)". ARIA. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via Imgur.
- ^ "アイ・ゴー・ワイルド | ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ" [I Go Wild | The Rolling Stones] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "アイ・ゴー・ワイルド | ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ" [I Go Wild | The Rolling Stones] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 1 July 1995. p. 31.
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