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| Single by Steppenwolf from the album Steppenwolf |
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| B-side | "Everybody's Next One" | ||||
| Released | 1968 | ||||
| Format | 45-single | ||||
| Recorded | June, 1968 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock / Heavy Metal | ||||
| Length | 2:55 | ||||
| Label | Dunhill Records #D4138 (promo) |
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| Writer(s) | Mars Bonfire | ||||
| Producer | Gabriel Mekler | ||||
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"Born to Be Wild" is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the American rock band, Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf is a rock band that helped establish Heavy metal music in the late 1960s along with bands like Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly Steppenwolf is the first album created by Steppenwolf, released in January 1968 (see 1968 in music) on ABC Dunhill Records. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Mars Bonfire was the Stage name used by rock Musician Dennis Edmonton (born 21 April 1943) perhaps best known for In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Gabriel Mekler was a Songwriter, Musician, and Record producer who attained fame in the 1960s helming classic albums for Steppenwolf, Three Steppenwolf is a rock band that helped establish Heavy metal music in the late 1960s along with bands like Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly "Magic Carpet Ride" may also refer to a dance song by Mighty Dub Katz " Magic Carpet Ride " is a rock song written by Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Mars Bonfire was the Stage name used by rock Musician Dennis Edmonton (born 21 April 1943) perhaps best known for The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Steppenwolf is a rock band that helped establish Heavy metal music in the late 1960s along with bands like Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly It is often used in popular culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. The song is sometimes described as the first heavy metal song ever written and is also said to have inspired the name of the emerging heavy metal genre; although these claims are disputed, the song's second verse (which refers to "heavy metal thunder", though it is a reference to the weight of the motorcycle) contains the first recorded reference to "heavy metal",[1]
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Steppenwolf version
Although initially offered to other bands – the Human Expression, for one[2] – Born to Be Wild was first recorded in 1968 by Steppenwolf. The Human Expression is a Psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles that released three well-regarded singles and made additional Demo recordings (Under an earlier stage name, Dennis Edmonton, Mars Bonfire was previously a member of the Sparrows, the predecessor band to Steppenwolf). Mars Bonfire was the Stage name used by rock Musician Dennis Edmonton (born 21 April 1943) perhaps best known for Canadian Sixties blues-rock band The Sparrow(s evolved out of Jack London & The Sparrows and later morphed into heavy rock group Steppenwolf. "Born to be Wild" was the band's second and most successful single, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed "Born to be Wild" at #129 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published
The song was initially released in 1968, but it was subsequently included in many compilation albums and soundtracks. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of The first of these was the soundtrack for the movie Easy Rider (1969). Easy Rider is the Soundtrack to the Cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider, a film often remembered for its epic late 1960s Rock Unlike the album or single version, the song on this soundtrack is accompanied by the sounds of motorcycles as an introduction. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. (Another Steppenwolf song from their first album, "The Pusher" was also used in the film. " The Pusher " is a rock song written by Hoyt Axton, made popular by the 1969 movie Easy Rider which used Steppenwolf ) When the movie was in production, Born to Be Wild was used simply as a placeholder, since Peter Fonda had wanted Crosby, Stills and Nash to do the movie's soundtrack. Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23[[ 940]] is an American actor Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Eventually, it became clear that the song was well suited for the movie. [3] At least in part because of its prominence in this movie, Born to Be Wild is probably the song that is most closely associated with motorcycles. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records.
Other movies that have used the Steppenwolf version of Born to Be Wild include Coming Home, One Crazy Summer, Opportunity Knocks, Dr. Dolittle 2, Speechless, Herbie Fully Loaded, and Wild America. Coming Home is a 1978 Drama film which tells the story of an injured Vietnam War veteran's difficulty in re-entering civilian life One Crazy Summer is a 1986 comedy movie starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong, and Opportunity Knocks is a UK Television Talent show originally hosted by Hughie Green. Dr Dolittle 2 is an American Comedy film, the theatrical sequel to Dr Speechless is a 1994 romantic comedy starring Geena Davis (who also co-produced the film with her then husband director Renny Harlin Herbie Fully Loaded is a 2005 Film by Buena Vista Pictures and Columbia Pictures in some countries starring Lindsay Lohan Wild America is a 1997 Adventure - comedy, directed by William Dear and written by David Michael Wieger it stars Jonathan
The video game Rock N' Roll Racing also used the song but without the lyrics as an in-game tune that played during a race. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Rock N' Roll Racing is a battle- racing Video game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now known as Blizzard Entertainment) and published by
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| B-side | "All About Me" | ||||
| Released | 2002 | ||||
| Format | CD-single | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Label | Edel | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mars Bonfire | ||||
| Producer | Ricki Wilde | ||||
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| Released | August 2007 | ||||
| Format | CD-single | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | Universal | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mars Bonfire | ||||
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Others
Wilson Pickett released his version of "Born To Be Wild" in 1969. Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English Pop singer, professional A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Edel Music was founded in 1986 by Michael Haentjes in Germany as a mail order Record company selling mostly soundtracks A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Mars Bonfire was the Stage name used by rock Musician Dennis Edmonton (born 21 April 1943) perhaps best known for In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Ricki Wilde (often spelled Ricky Wilde) (born 6 November 1961) is a British Songwriter, Musician, Record producer Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English Pop singer, professional "Loved" is a song recorded by Kim Wilde as a "new" track for the compilation album The Very Best of Kim Wilde, released in 2001 "Anyplace Anywhere Anytime" is a 2003 duet single by German singer Nena and British singer Kim Wilde. Hinder is an American band from Oklahoma,that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and Singer NASCAR on TNT is the tagname for any NASCAR series race that has been broadcast on Turner Network Television by Turner Sports. Extreme Behavior is the debut album of rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 to almost universally negative reviews before going platinum in September This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Mars Bonfire was the Stage name used by rock Musician Dennis Edmonton (born 21 April 1943) perhaps best known for Hinder is an American band from Oklahoma,that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and Singer " Homecoming Queen " is confirmed as the fifth and last single from the triple-platinum album Extreme Behavior. Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul It was a moderate hit, climbing to the middle of both the US Pop and R&B charts.
A 1969 cover by Pesky Gee! appeared on their album "Exclamation Mark. " (Pesky Gee! reformed as Black Widow in 1970 sans vocalist Kay Garrett)
In The Decline of the Western Civilization': the Metal Years, Lizzy borden performs the song born to be wild.
It was covered by Hard Rock band The Cult on their 1987 album Electric
In 2002 a release by British pop singer Kim Wilde was recorded as the theme song for broadcasts of the DTM. The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987 the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a goth to a Hard Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, November 18, 1960 in Chiswick, West London) is an English Pop singer, professional The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters ( DTM, German Touring Car Masters is a Touring car racing series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere
In 2007 a cover by rock band Hinder was recorded for use by TNT for their NASCAR on TNT Summer Series broadcasts of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hinder is an American band from Oklahoma,that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and Singer Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned NASCAR on TNT is the tagname for any NASCAR series race that has been broadcast on Turner Network Television by Turner Sports. The song also appears on a 2007 re-release of their Extreme Behavior CD along with a non NSCS version of the music video. Extreme Behavior is the debut album of rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 to almost universally negative reviews before going platinum in September The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States.
Many artists have covered this song, including Slade, The Cult, INXS, Slayer, X Japan, Blue Öyster Cult, Kirka and AC/DC. Slade Alive! was a Live album released by the British glam / Hard rock band Slade. The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in is a Japanese band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin ( September 22, 1950 &ndash January 31 2007) was one of Finland 's most famous popular AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young.
It was also parodied by ApologetiX under the title "Born-Again Child".
The song's main riff is played once midway through Blue Öyster Cult's The Marshall Plan. In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 Cultösaurus Erectus is a Blue Öyster Cult Album released in 1980
Ozzy Osbourne Cover with Miss Piggy
Heavy Metal singer Ozzy Osbourne covered this song, featuring the voice talents of Miss Piggy, on the CD, Kermit Unpigged, and later re-released on the box set Prince of Darkness. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Miss Pigathius "Piggy" Lee is a Muppet character primarily played by Frank Oz and sometimes Richard Hunt in Season 1 of The Muppet Show Kermit Unpigged was a Music and Comedy record released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1995, and is the last Prince of Darkness is a Box set of four CDs by Ozzy Osbourne released in 2005.
Ozzy turns this song into a comedy, starting with Miss Piggy looking for Kermit the Frog, but then stumbles into the wrong room where she screams for Kermit. Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955 Ozzy's voice then answers her, and Miss Piggy apologizes to Ozzy, but he insists she stay. The music then begins, Miss Piggy stating that "the frog can wait". As the song is played through, Miss Piggy frequently screams words, such as "Yes!" and "Yeah!" and sings the famous chorus line "Born To Be Wild!. " Things start to get out of hand when Ozzy begins to go crazy, screaming the he "Loves Miss Piggy" and then falling unconscious. He awakes a few seconds later, after the music has stopped, and askes Miss Piggy to give him a kiss. She storms out the room, angry with Ozzy.
"Born to Be Mild"
An obvious play on the name of this song is created by replacing "wild" with "mild", and that phrase has entered popular culture in many areas. The most prominent use of this phrase is probably a live comic performance by comedian Rita Rudner in Cleveland that was released on the VHS videocassette format in 1990 with the title Rita Rudner: Born to Be Mild. Rita Rudner ( 17 September, 1953) is an American comedienne, Writer and Actress. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Also, Weird Al Yankovic has an unreleased song that is a parody of Born to Be Wild called "Born to Be Mild"; the singer is in the guise of a computer nerd. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Nerd is a term often bearing a derogatory connotation or Stereotype, that refers to a person who passionately pursues Intellectual activities Esoteric An episode of SpongeBob SquarePants has a motorcycle gang thought to be called The Wild Ones when they are actually a bunch of old people (The Mild Ones). SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and Media franchise.