Walk on the Wild Side

~ Recording by Lou Reed

Annotation

USRC10300139 is 2003 Remastered

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-30 11:27 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Walk on the Wild Side4:12Lou ReedThe Number One's: Rock It UpVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-03-24
Simitar Entertainment55582

Relationships

producer:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
Lou Reed
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
baritone saxophone:Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
double bass and electric bass guitar:Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
drums (drum set):John Halsey (in 1972-08)
background vocals:The Thunder Thighs (70s UK vocal group) (in 1972-08)
lead vocals:Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
Lou Reed
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Entertainment (in 1972)
BMG Music (in 1972)
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972)
recorded at:Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho (in 1972-08)
mixed at:Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho
sampled by:Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest
Can I Kick It? (Pimp Juice’s Cash Money Breaks) by A Tribe Called Quest
Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter with Robert Lane Greene (journalist/linguist)
mash-ups:Wild Side Chica (Sublime vs. Lou Reed) by DJ Schmolli
edits:Walk on the Wild Side (clean edit; stereo)
samples from:Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
part of:Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75) (order: 75)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 127)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) (order: 180)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 221) (order: 222)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/5p3JunprHCxClJjOmcLV8G [info]
recording of:Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)

Walk on the Wild Side

lyricist and composer:Lou Reed
publisher:Dunbar Music
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Oakfield Avenue Music
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
later parody versions:Sex on the Seafront
later translated parody versions:Neigschbeit
Rheinsehn
later translated versions:El lado más bestia de la vida
Lue zersch wohär dass dr Wind wääit
Miltä meno maistuu
Schicksal
Seisovaa ilmaa
Zkus se životu dál smát
arrangements:Stüverhoff (translated)
music quoted in:Summer Girl