Hungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)
| "Hungry" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders | |
| from the album The Spirit of '67 | |
| B-side | "There She Goes" (from Midnight Ride) |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | Garage rock |
| Length | 2:58 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil |
| Producer(s) | Terry Melcher |
"Hungry" is a 1966 hit single composed by the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil,[1] and performed by Paul Revere & the Raiders.
Recording[]
In contrast with the Raiders' previous top 10 hit, the guitar-driven "Kicks", the single "Hungry" has bassist Phil Volk playing the main riff.[2] The creation of the bass line in "Hungry" was complex. It required that the bass part be recorded 3 times, then overdubbed. The components had to be synchronized: first, a normal bass line. That was followed by a line that was an octave higher and the last track was recorded as a fuzz bass, which was created by turning up an amplifier full blast, as using bass pedals wasn't available in those years.[3] The result was what author and Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh calls, "...the center of the performance...a lethal bass line".[4] Lead singer Mark Lindsay plays tambourine on the record.[5]
Chart performance[]
"Hungry" was recorded on the Columbia label, and the song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[6]
Cover versions[]
- Sammy Hagar covered the song on his 1977 eponymous album.
- In 1979, Todd Tamanend Clark remade the tune on his We're Not Safe album.
Popular culture[]
- The song was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019.
References[]
- ^ "Official Mann & Weil Website". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ Volk, Phil (May 4, 2011). "Pop Odyssey Radio Network". Pop Odyssey Radio (Interview). Interviewed by Stephen Wren and R. Gary Patterson.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Volk, Phil (June 19, 2011). "Relics and Rarities" (Interview). Interviewed by Dave Kapulsky. Ocean City, New Jersey: WIBG.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul : The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. New York: New American Library. p. 528. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ ""We were more the American Stones than the American Beatles...": An Interview With Paul Revere and the Raiders' Mark Lindsay". Stereo Embers Magazine. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ Rock Groups Website
- 1966 singles
- 1966 songs
- Paul Revere & the Raiders songs
- Columbia Records singles
- Songs with lyrics by Cynthia Weil
- Songs written by Barry Mann
- Song recordings produced by Terry Melcher
- 1960s single stubs