I Wanna Be Your Dog
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"I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a seminal 1969 proto-punk song by The Stooges, renowned for its raw minimalism, distorted guitar riff, and influential role in the development of punk rock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Wanna Be Your Dog canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Stooges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Stooges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
Green Day
ⓘ
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts ⓘ
surface form:
Joan Jett
Sid Vicious ⓘ Sonic Youth ⓘ |
| genre |
garage rock
ⓘ
proto-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasKey | G major ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1969 promotional video ⓘ |
| hasRanking | one of the greatest songs of all time ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
desire
ⓘ
sexual submission ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| influentialFor | development of punk rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:09 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distorted guitar riff
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raw minimalism ⓘ repetitive three-chord structure ⓘ |
| partOf | The Stooges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Stooges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Cale ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| rankedBy | Rolling Stone ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
The Hit Factory
ⓘ
surface form:
Hit Factory
New York City ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969-08-05 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| title | I Wanna Be Your Dog self-link ⓘ |
| usedIn |
various film soundtracks
ⓘ
various television shows ⓘ |
| vocalist | Iggy Pop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Dave Alexander
ⓘ
Iggy Pop NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Asheton NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Asheton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.