Whole Lotta Love

"Whole Lotta Love"
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin II
B-side "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"
Released 7 November 1969
Format 7" single
Recorded May 1969
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock
Length Album Version: 5:33
Single: 5:33 (1st pressings),
3:10 (2nd pressings)
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Willie Dixon
Producer Jimmy Page
Certification Gold
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"Good Times Bad Times" / "Communication Breakdown"
(1969)		 "Whole Lotta Love" / "Living Loving Maid" (She's Just a Woman)"
(1969)		 "Immigrant Song" / "Hey Hey What Can I Do"
(1970)
Alternate Cover
Led Zeppelin II track listing
"Whole Lotta Love"
(1)		 "What Is and What Should Never Be"
(2)
Music sample
"Whole Lotta Love"

"Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is featured as the opening track on the band's second album, Led Zeppelin II, and was released in the United States and Japan as a single. The US release became their first hit single, it was certified Gold on 13 April 1970, when it sold one million copies.[1] As with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was released in the United Kingdom, but singles were released in Germany (where it reached number one), the Netherlands (where it reached number four), Belgium and France.

In 2004, the song was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in March 2005, Q magazine placed "Whole Lotta Love" at number three in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It was placed 11 on a similar list by Rolling Stone. In 2009 it was named the third greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.[2]

"Whole Lotta Love" was recorded at Olympic Studios in London and mixed at A&R Studios in New York. Already part of their live repertoire, it saw its first official release on the LP Led Zeppelin II on 22 October 1969 (Atlantic LP #8236).

Contents

Influences

In 1962, Muddy Waters recorded "You Need Love" written for him by peer Willie Dixon. In 1966 British mod band the Small Faces recorded the song as "You Need Loving" for their eponymous début Decca LP. Some of the lyrics of Led Zeppelin's version were borrowed from the Willie Dixon song, a favorite of Plant's. Plant's phrasing is particularly similar to that of Steve Marriott's in the Small Faces' version. Similarities with "You Need Love" would lead to a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin, settled out of court in favour of Dixon in 1985.[3] Strangely, the Small Faces were never sued by Dixon, even though "You Need Loving" still only credits Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott.

Robert Plant, a huge fan of blues and soul singers, regularly quoted other songs, especially live.

Page's riff was Page's riff. It was there before anything else. I just thought, 'well, what am I going to sing?' That was it, a nick. Now happily paid for. At the time, there was a lot of conversation about what to do. It was decided that it was so far away in time (it was in fact 7 years) and influence that...well, you only get caught when you're successful. That's the game.[4]

- Robert Plant

Song construction

Page played the loose blues riff for the intro, on a Sunburst 1958 Les Paul Standard through a 100W Marshall "Plexi" head amp with distortion from the EL34 output valves, which ascends into the first chorus. Then, beginning at 1:24 (and lasting until 3:02) the song dissolves to a free jazz-like break involving a theremin solo and a drum solo and the moans of Robert Plant (sometimes called the "orgasm section"). Plant did the vocals in one take. As audio engineer Eddie Kramer has explained: "The famous Whole Lotta Love mix, where everything is going bananas, is a combination of Jimmy and myself just flying around on a small console twiddling every knob known to man." Kramer is also quoted as saying:

[A]t one point there was bleed-through of a previously recorded vocal in the recording of “Whole Lotta Love.” It was the middle part where Robert [Plant] screams “Wo-man. You need it.” Since we couldn’t re-record at that point, I just threw some echo on it to see how it would sound and Jimmy [Page] said “Great! Just leave it.”[5]

Led Zeppelin's bass player John Paul Jones has stated that Page's famous riff probably emerged from a stage improvisation during the band's playing of "Dazed and Confused".[6]

Alternatively, Jimmy Page has vehemently denied that the song originated onstage:

Interviewer: Is it true "Whole Lotta Love" was written onstage during a gig in America, when you were all jamming on a Garnett Mimms song?

Page: No. No. Absolutely incorrect. No, it was put together when we were rehearsing some music for the second album. I had a riff, everyone was at my house, and we kicked it from there. Never was it written during a gig--where did you hear that?

Interviewer: I read it in a book.

Page (sarcastically): Oh, good. I hope it was that Rough Guide. That's the latest one, the most inaccurate. They're all inaccurate, you know.[7]

In a separate interview, Page explained:

I had [the riff] worked out already before entering the studio. I had rehearsed it. And then all of that other stuff, sonic wave sound and all that, I built it up in the studio, and put effects on it and things, treatments.[8]

For this track, Page employed the backwards echo production technique.[3]

Release

Upon release of the LP, radio stations looked for a track that would fit their on-air formats from the quickly successful LP with the pulsing lead track "Whole Lotta Love" being the prime contender. However, because many radio stations saw the freeform middle section as unfit to air they simply created their own edited versions. Atlantic Records was quick to respond and in addition to the release of the regular single in the US (coupled with "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" from the same LP as the B-side) released a 3:10 version of the track with the freeform section cut and an earlier fade-out on 7 November 1969. Both versions were released as Atlantic #45-2690. The edited version was intended for radio station promotional release but some copies were apparently released commercially in the US and are a collector's item for fans. The song was released as a single in the US, France, Germany (as No 1), Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Australia (where it was also issued as an EP) and Japan (countries where the band had less control). The edited version was withdrawn.

In the United Kingdom, Atlantic Records had expected to issue the edited version themselves, and pressed initial copies for release on 5 December 1969. However, band manager Peter Grant was adamant that the band maintain a "no-singles" approach to marketing their recorded music in the UK, and he halted the release. An official statement from the band added that they had written a special number which they intended to be their first British single. This never materialised, and despite much record company pressure, they declined to issue official singles in the UK throughout their career.[3]

Several years later, Atlantic Records reissued "Whole Lotta Love" (with its original B-side "Living Loving Maid") on its Oldies Series label (OS-13116) with a slight error. The edited 3:10 version was used for the reissue, but the labels were printed with the unedited running time of 5:33.

In 1997 Atlantic Records released a CD-single edited (to 4:50 this time) from the original 1969 recording of the song. This version charted in the UK where the band had maintained control over single releases during their existence.

Chart success and live history

The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 22 November 1969. It remained on the chart for 15 weeks, peaking at #4 and becoming the band's only top 10 single in the US. Live, the song debuted 26 April 1969. It was described with details on the site [1]. When performed live, "Whole Lotta Love" also occasionally included segments of other Led Zeppelin songs such as "I Can't Quit You Baby", "You Shook Me", "How Many More Times", "Your Time Is Gonna Come", "Good Times Bad Times", "The Lemon Song", "The Crunge", "D'yer Mak'er", "Black Dog", "Out on the Tiles" and "Ramble On". A famous show closer at Led Zeppelin concerts, it was since mid-1970 performed as a medley of blues and R&B covers favoured by the band.

Live versions of "Whole Lotta Love" were released officially on the following titles:

"Whole Lotta Love" was the last song Led Zeppelin ever played live in their original lineup. It was however performed again at the band's reunions at Live Aid in 1985 and at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert in 1988, as well as at the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena, London on 10 December 2007, with Jason Bonham sitting in on drums for his late father.

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Spin United States "100 Greatest Singles of All Time"[9] 1989 39
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame United States "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll"[10] 1994 *
Classic Rock United Kingdom "Ten of the Best Songs Ever!.. (Bubbling under)"[11] 1999 30
VH1 United States "The 100 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time"[12] 2009 3
Rolling Stone United States "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[13] 2003 75
Q United Kingdom "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever"[14] 2005 3
Toby Creswell Australia "1001 Songs: the Great Songs of All Time"[15] 2005 *
Grammy Awards United States "Grammy Hall of Fame Award"[16] 2007 *
Rolling Stone United States "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time"[17] 2008 11
VH1 United States "VH1 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"[18] 2009 3

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and tracklistings

1969 7" single (US: Atlantic 45-2690, Angola: Atlantic ATS 485, Australia/New Zealand: Atlantic AK 3412, Belgium: Atlantic BE 650186, Bolivia: Polydor 508007, Canada: Atlantic Oldies Series OS 13116, Chile: Atlantic 2164 002, France: Atlantic 650 186, Germany: Atlantic 70409, Greece: Atlantic 255 017, Holland: Atlantic ATL 2690, Italy: Atlantic ATL NP 03145, Japan: Warner Pioneer P-2550A, Mexico: Atlantic AT 45-52, Philippines: Atlantic ATR 0046, Sweden: Atlantic ATL 70409, Uruguay: Atlantic 2164002)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page, Plant) 2:39

1969 7" radio edit (UK*/Lebanon: Atlantic 584309, Canada: Atlantic AT 2690, South Africa: Atlantic ATS 485)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
  • B. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page, Plant) 2:39

1969 7" radio edit (Brazil: Atlantic 205.025, Peru: Atlantic ALT 7035)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12

1969 7" single (Japan: Nihon Gramophone DT-1139)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B. "Thank You" (Page, Plant) 4:49

1970 7" single (Costa Rica: Atlantic 70.020, Portugal: Atlantic ATL 10058, Spain: Atlantic H 523)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
  • B. "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28

1970 7" single (Turkey: Atlantic 70501)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B. "Ramble On" (Page, Plant) 4:23

1970 7" EP (Bolivia: Atlantic AX 11695)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B1. "Good Times Bad Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page) 2:47
  • B2. "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28

1970 7" EP (Holland: Atlantic ATL 2091 208)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B1. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25
  • B2. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" (Jones, Page, Plant) 4:16

1970 7" EP (Mexico: Atlantic Gamma GX07 762)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B1. "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28
  • B2. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25

1970 7" EP (Mexico: Atlantic 2207 002)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • B1. "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page, Plant) 2:39
  • B2. "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) 4:14

1970 7" EP (Australia/New Zealand: Atlantic EPA 200)

  • A1 "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
  • A2 "Good Times Bad Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page) 2:47
  • B1 "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25
  • B2 "Hey Hey What Can I Do" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) 3:55

1970 7" EP (Australia: AX 11695 (MX 34022))

  • A1 "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
  • A2 "Black Mountain Side" (Page) 2:12
  • B1 "Good Times Bad Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page) 2:47
  • B2 "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Plant) 2:28

1970 7" single (France: Atlantic 10236, Germany: Atlantic Oldies Series ATL 10236)

  • A. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 3:12
  • B. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) 2:25

1997 CD single (UK: Atlantic AT 0013 CD (7567 84014 6), Australia: Atlantic 7567 84014 2, Brazil: Atlantic LZ 1997, Germany: Atlantic A 4014 CD, Japan: Atlantic AMCY 2403, Korea: Atlantic 84014 2, South Africa: Atlantic 7567 84014)

  • 1. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon) 5:33
  • 2. "Baby Come On Home" (Page, Plant, Berns) 4:29
  • 3. "Travelling Riverside Blues" (Page, Plant, Johnson) 5:09

Notes:
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Chart positions

Single

Chart (1970) Peak position
French Singles Chart[19] 13
Japanese Singles Chart[20] 50
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles Chart[21] 2
US Record World 100 Top Pop Chart[22] 4
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[23] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[24] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart[25] 4
South African Top 20 Singles Chart[26] 6
German Singles Chart[27] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[28] 5
Australian Go-Set Top 40 Singles Chart[29] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[30] 3
New Zealand Top 50 Singles Chart[31] 4
Italian Singles Chart[32] 25
Spanish Singles Chart[33] 4
Chart (1997) Peak position
UK Singles Chart[34] 21

Single (Digital download)

Chart (2007) Peak position
UK Singles Chart[35] 64
Canadian Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart[36] 49

Note: The official UK Singles Chart incorporated legal downloads as of 17 April 2005.

Sales certifications

Country Sales Certification
United States (RIAA) 1,000,000+ Gold[37]

Personnel

Cultural influence

The song has been widely covered by many artists. It was famous in the United Kingdom for having been the theme music for the long-running television programme Top of the Pops during the 1970s and 1980s. It also featured in the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on 24 August 2008, in a rewritten version with Jimmy Page on guitar and Leona Lewis providing the vocals. Both Lewis and the organizers requested that some of the lyrics be changed, notably "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love". Lewis felt that the line made little sense coming from a female singer.[38]

Cover versions

  • 1970: CCS (C.C.S.)
  • 1971: King Curtis (Live at Fillmore West)
  • 1971: The Ventures (New Testament)
  • 1975: Tina Turner (Acid Queen)
  • 1984: Barón Rojo (Barón al rojo vivo)
  • 1990: Dread Zeppelin (Un-Led-Ed)
  • 1990: The Bobs (The Bobs Sing the Songs Of...)
  • 1991: Andy Prieboy (Montezuma Was a Man of Faith EP)
  • 1992: Michael White & The White (The White)
  • 1994: Robert Plant ("29 Palms" CD single)
  • 1995: Hampton String Quartet (Sympathy for the Devil)
  • 1996: Goldbug (Now That's What I Call Music! 33)
  • 1997: Jason Bonham Band (In the Name of My Father - The Zepset)
  • 1997: The Moog Cookbook (Ye Olde Space Bande)
  • 1997: Tragic Mulatto (Let There Be Singles [recorded 1983])
  • 1997: London Symphony Orchestra (Symphonic Rock: The British Invasion)
  • 1999: Coalesce (There Is Nothing New Under the Sun EP)
  • 1999: Perry Farrell (Rev)
  • 1999: Big Jim Sullivan (Ultimate Rock Guitar)
  • 1999: Kevin DuBrow (The Song Remains Remixed: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
  • 1999: The String Quartet (The String Quartet Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
  • 2000: Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes (Live at the Greek)
  • 2000: Reckless Kelly (Acoustic: Live at Stubbs)
  • 2001: Ben Harper (Live from Mars)
  • 2002: Blue Mink (Good Morning Freedom: Anthology [recorded 1971])
  • 2003: Prince (Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas)
  • 2003: Mägo de Oz (The Music Remains the Same: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
  • 2003: Candye Kane (Whole Lotta Love)
  • 2005: Hayseed Dixie (A Hot Piece of Grass)
  • 2005: Beth Hart (Live at Paradiso)
  • 2005: Iron Horse (Whole Lotta Bluegrass: A Bluegrass Tribute to Led Zeppelin)
  • 2005: Sly and Robbie (The Rhythm Remains the Same: Sly & Robbie Greets Led Zeppelin)
  • 2006: Pussycat Dolls (Only sung live, part of the PCD World Tour)
  • 2007: Lez Zeppelin (Lez Zeppelin)
  • 2007: Electric Skychurch (The Many Faces of Led Zeppelin [remix])
  • 2008: Tori Amos (Live at Montreux 1991/1992 [recorded live 1992])
  • 2008: The Duhks (This Fall - EP)
  • 2008: Pat Travers (Led Box: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute)
  • 2008: Prince (Indigo Nights [recorded live 2007])
  • 2009: Gabriella Cilmi (live from Sound Relief, 14 March 2009)
  • 2009: Gandhi, (live at the Antigua Aduana, 22 May 2009)
  • 2010: Mary J. Blige, (Stronger withEach Tear [International Edition])
  • 2010: Adam Lambert, live acoustic performance, Fantasy Springs, 27 Feb 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz6kA8mRatM

Samples

Sources

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External links

Led Zeppelin II track listing
"Whole Lotta Love" · "What Is and What Should Never Be" · "The Lemon Song" · "Thank You" · "Heartbreaker" · "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" · "Ramble On" · "Moby Dick" · "Bring It On Home"
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"Let's Stay Together" · "Help!" · "What's Love Got to Do With It" · "Better Be Good to Me" · "Private Dancer" · "I Can't Stand the Rain" · "Show Some Respect"
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" · "One of the Living"
Break Every Rule
"Typical Male" · "Back Where You Started" · "Two People" · "Girls" · "What You Get Is What You See" · "Break Every Rule" · "Paradise Is Here" · "Afterglow"
Tina Live in Europe
"Nutbush City Limits (Live)" · "Addicted to Love (Live)" · "Tonight (Live)" (with David Bowie) · "A Change Is Gonna Come (Live)" · "634-5789 (Live)" (with Robert Cray)
Foreign Affair
"The Best" · "I Don't Wanna Lose You" · "Steamy Windows" · "Look Me in the Heart" · "Foreign Affair" · "Be Tender with Me Baby"
Simply the Best
"Nutbush City Limits (The 90s Version)" · "Way of the World" · "Love Thing" · "I Want You Near Me"
What's Love Got to Do With It
"I Don't Wanna Fight" · "Disco Inferno" · "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" · "Proud Mary (1993 Version)"
Wildest Dreams
"GoldenEye" · "Whatever You Want" · "On Silent Wings" · "Missing You" · "Something Beautiful Remains" · "In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White)
Twenty Four Seven
"When the Heartache Is Over" · "Whatever You Need" · "Talk to My Heart" · "Don't Leave Me This Way" · "Twenty Four Seven"
All the Best
"Open Arms" · "Complicated Disaster"
Guest singles
"Ball of Confusion" (with B.E.F.) · "Tonight" (with David Bowie) · "It's Only Love" (with Bryan Adams) · "Tearing Us Apart" (with Eric Clapton) · "It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart) · "(Simply) The Best" (with Jimmy Barnes) · "Cose Della Vita" (with Eros Ramazzotti) · "Teach Me Again" (with Elisa)
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