Hair of the Dog (song)
"Hair of the Dog" | ||||
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Single by Nazareth | ||||
from the album Hair of the Dog | ||||
Released | 14 March 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | A&M (US) Vertigo (Europe) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet | |||
Producer(s) | Manny Charlton | |||
Nazareth singles chronology | ||||
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"Hair of the Dog" on YouTube |
"Hair of the Dog" is a song by Scottish rock band Nazareth, featured on their 1975 album Hair of the Dog.[2]
Personnel[edit]
- Dan McCafferty – vocals, talk box[3]
- Manny Charlton – guitars, synthesizer
- Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals
- Darrell Sweet – drums, cowbell, tambourine, backing vocals
Cover versions[edit]
"Hair of the Dog" | |
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Promotional single by Guns N' Roses | |
from the album "The Spaghetti Incident?" | |
Released | 1994 |
Recorded | 1993 |
Genre | Hard rock, Heavy Metal |
Length | 3:55 |
Label | Geffen |
Songwriter(s) | Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet |
Producer(s) | Guns N' Roses and Mike Clink |
The song has been covered by many bands. Guns N' Roses recorded it on their 1993 album "The Spaghetti Incident?". This version features the signature guitar riff from the Beatles' "Day Tripper" as a gag at the end.
The song is on the Britny Fox album Boys in Heat.[4][5] Stone Rider covered the song on their 2008 album Three Legs of Trouble.
It has also been covered by Paul Di'Anno, The Michael Schenker Group, and Warrant.
Personnel[edit]
Guns N' Roses[edit]
- W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
- Slash – lead guitar, talkbox
- Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sorum – drums
- Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Britny Fox[edit]
- "Dizzy" Dean Davidson – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Michael Kelly Smith – lead guitar
- Billy Childs – bass
- Johnny Dee – drums
Charts[edit]
Original Version[edit]
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 44 |
Guns N' Roses version[edit]
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
References[edit]
- ^ Tucker, Dan (28 February 2014). "13 Classic Hard Rock Songs That Will Make You Scream "More Cowbell!"". VH1. Viacom. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles; John Peel (2004). The great rock discography. Canongate. p. 1064. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2.
- ^ Brewster, David M. (2003). Introduction to guitar tone & effects: an essential manual for getting the best sounds from electric guitars, amplifiers, effect pedals, and digital processors. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-634-06046-5.
- ^ Kandell, Steve (April 2010). "Nazareth Messed With by Son of a Bitch". Spin: 96. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Adler, Steven; Spagnola, Lawrence (2010). My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses. It Books. ISBN 978-0-06-191711-0.[page needed]
- ^ "Nazareth – Hair of the Dog" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Guns N Roses Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2017.